单词 | rector |
释义 | rec·tor (rĕktər) n. Abbr. R. 1. A cleric in charge of a parish in the Episcopal Church. 2. An Anglican parish priest in a parish where historically the priest was entitled to the tithes. 3. A Roman Catholic priest appointed to be managerial as well as spiritual head of a church or other institution, such as a seminary or university. 4. The principal of certain schools, colleges, and universities. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rēctor, director, from , rēctus past participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] rector·ate (-ĭt) n. rec·tori·al (rĕk-tôrē-əl) adj. |
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