rector
/หษนษktษ/IPA: /R EH1 K T ER0/
noun
- 1
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- 2
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
- 3
A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
- 4
In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
- 5
A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.
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