"rector" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛktɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɹɛktə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-rector.ogg [US] Forms: rectors [plural], rectress [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|rectour}} Middle English rectour, {{m|enm|rector}} rector, {{der|en|fro|rector}} Old French rector, {{m|fro|rectour}} rectour, {{der|en|la|rēctor}} Latin rēctor Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|rectors|feminine|rectress}} rector (plural rectors, feminine rectress)
  1. In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. Categories (topical): Anglicanism Translations (cleric in charge of a parish): ծխակեր (cxaker) (Armenian), енорийски свещеник (enorijski sveštenik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), predikant (Dutch), dominee [masculine] (Dutch), kirkkoherra (Finnish), plébános (Hungarian), reachtaire [masculine] (Irish), parroco [masculine] (Italian), жу́пник (žúpnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), па́рох (pároh) [masculine] (Macedonian), recteu [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), proboszcz [masculine] (Polish), reitor [masculine] (Portuguese), paroh [masculine] (Romanian), па́стор (pástor) [masculine] (Russian), жу̑пнӣк [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), žȗpnīk [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-rector-en-noun-KQk43md8 Disambiguation of Anglicanism: 49 31 9 6 2 2 Disambiguation of 'cleric in charge of a parish': 41 17 29 9 2 3
  2. In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
    Sense id: en-rector-en-noun-CUzus~Qw
  3. (Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon) A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy, Universities
    Sense id: en-rector-en-noun-mbCyYFH~ Disambiguation of Universities: 3 6 13 2 35 40
  4. In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
    Sense id: en-rector-en-noun-vb~l2vkJ
  5. A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university. Categories (topical): Universities Translations (headmaster): ռեկտոր (ṙektor) (Armenian), ре́ктор (réktor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 院長 (Chinese Mandarin), 院长 (yuànzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), rektor [masculine] (Czech), rector (Dutch), rektor [masculine] (Dutch), rektoro (Esperanto), rehtori (Finnish), recteur [masculine] (French), Rektor [masculine] (German), πρύτανης (prýtanis) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), rektor (Hungarian), igazgató (Hungarian), rektor (Indonesian), uachtarán [masculine] (Irish), rettore [masculine] (Italian), ректор (rektor) (Kazakh), ре́ктор (réktor) [masculine] (Macedonian), recteu [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), rektor [masculine] (Polish), reitor [masculine] (Portuguese), rector [masculine] (Romanian), ре́ктор (réktor) [masculine] (Russian), ре̏ктор [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), rȅktor [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rektor [common-gender] (Swedish), rektör (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-rector-en-noun-TgVysdyL Disambiguation of Universities: 3 6 13 2 35 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 10 8 35 23 Disambiguation of 'headmaster': 4 12 7 4 56 18
  6. (Scotland) An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-rector-en-noun-1xnW-mi3 Disambiguation of Universities: 3 6 13 2 35 40 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rectour [obsolete] Derived forms: lay rector, missionary rector, rector magnificus Related terms: rectorate, rectorial, rectory, rectrix

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}
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        "An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛktə/",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "cxaker",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "word": "ծխակեր"
    },
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      "word": "predikant"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
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      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "word": "kirkkoherra"
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      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "word": "plébános"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reachtaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parroco"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "žúpnik",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жу́пник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pároh",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "па́рох"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recteu"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "proboszcz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paroh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pástor",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "па́стор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "жу̑пнӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "cleric in charge of a parish",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "žȗpnīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ṙektor",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "ռեկտոր"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "réktor",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ре́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "院長"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuànzhǎng",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "院长"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "rector"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "rektoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "rehtori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prýtanis",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πρύτανης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "igazgató"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uachtarán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rettore"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "rektor",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "ректор"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "réktor",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ре́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recteu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rector"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "réktor",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ре́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ре̏ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rȅktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "headmaster",
      "word": "rektör"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Rector (academia)",
    "Rector (ecclesiastical)"
  ],
  "word": "rector"
}

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