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[ rek-tuh-ree ] / ˈrɛk tə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rectory ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural rec·to·ries.a rector's house; parsonage. British. a benefice held by a rector. Origin of rectory1530–40; <Medieval Latin rēctōria, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor) rector + -ia-y3 OTHER WORDS FROM rectorysub·rec·to·ry, noun, plural sub·rec·to·ries.Words nearby rectoryrectococcypexy, rectopexy, rectoplasty, rector, rectorate, rectory, rectoscope, rectosigmoid, rectostenosis, rectostomy, rectotomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rectoryThey followed Weber into the rectory to find Freed sprawled and unresponsive, amid signs of a forced entry and a violent struggle. As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder|Michael Daly|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST He sat behind his desk in the rectory, and the magnitude of what had happened came over him. Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns|Jimmy Breslin|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST First, Father Johannes Baptiste is found in the rectory, his throat slit. This Week’s Hot Reads: July 8, 2013|Mythili Rao|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST A SWAT team converged on the rectory, which is less than a mile from the town square. Newtown, Conn., Struggles With Its Newfound Notoriety|Christine Pelisek|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the rectory Pfleger blamed a “perfect storm” of unemployment, failing schools, and program cutbacks for the surge in shootings. Spike in Shootings, Murders Creates ‘Wild, Wild Midwest’ Effect in Chicago|Michael Daly|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST He came to the Rectory, but the Spirit could not be overcome. Welsh Folk-Lore|Elias Owen After the services in the church, the society moved in procession to the Rectory school-room. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society It is a rectory, I find, and of course the parson has great tithes as well as small. Rural Rides|William Cobbett Was he not well as he was, in his rectory down at Plumstead? Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope There is an old rookery belonging to the Rectory close by our house; and one day the rooks from there came to our elm-tree.
British Dictionary definitions for rectory
noun plural -riesthe official house of a rector Church of England the office and benefice of a rector Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rectoryvicarage, manse, parsonage, benefice, presbytery |