rectorial


rec·tor

R0093300 (rĕk′tər)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 Indo-European roots.]
rec′tor·ate (-ĭt) n.rec·to′ri·al (rĕk-tôr′ē-əl) adj.