rectory

rec·to·ry

R0093400 (rĕk′tə-rē)n. pl. rec·to·ries 1. The house in which a parish priest or minister lives.2. a. An Anglican rector's dwelling.b. An Anglican rector's office and benefice.

rectory

(ˈrɛktərɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the official house of a rector2. (Anglicanism) Church of England the office and benefice of a rector

rec•to•ry

(ˈrɛk tə ri)

n., pl. -ries. 1. a rector's house; parsonage. 2. a benefice held by an Anglican rector. [1530–40; < Medieval Latin rēctōria= Latin rēctōr- (s. of rēctor) rector + -ia -y³]

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Noun

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rectory - an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rectorparsonage, vicarageglebe house - a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"

Translations

presbytèrecanonica