'Rectory' definitions:
Definition of 'rectory'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Rectory'
From: GCIDE
- Rectory \Rec"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), n.; pl. Rectories (-r?z). [Cf. OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]
- 1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rectory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adobe house,
- advowson,
- benefice,
- building,
- care of souls,
- casa,
- charge,
- church house,
- clergy house,
- cliff dwelling,
- consulate,
- country house,
- country seat,
- curacy,
- cure,
- dacha,
- deanery,
- dwelling house,
- Dymaxion house,
- edifice,
- embassy,
- erection,
- fabric,
- farm,
- farmhouse,
- glebe,
- hall,
- house,
- houseboat,
- incumbency,
- lake dwelling,
- living,
- living machine,
- lodge,
- manor house,
- manse,
- parsonage,
- pastorage,
- pastorate,
- penthouse,
- prefabricated house,
- prelacy,
- presbytery,
- presidential palace,
- ranch house,
- roof,
- skyscraper,
- sod house,
- split-level,
- structure,
- town house,
- vicarage,
- White House