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rectory /ˈrɛkt(ə)ri /noun (plural rectories)1A rector’s house.I also sought out smaller houses, manors, rectories and cottages that can be visited by the public....- We created a self-contained house within the rectory, comprising mainly the attic, with steep stairs going through a couple of rooms in the lower floors.
- He died at his brother's house, the rectory at Long Stratton, Norfolk.
1.1A Church of England benefice held by a rector. Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French rectorie or medieval Latin rectoria, from Latin rector (see rector). Rhymes directory, ex-directory, interjectory, refectory, trajectory |