Rector Definition

rĕktər
noun
A ruler, governor, or leader.
Webster's New World
An Episcopal minister in charge of a parish.
Webster's New World
In the Church of England,
Webster's New World
Sometimes, a pastor or other head priest.
Webster's New World
A priest heading a seminary, college, etc.
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pronoun

An English surname; derived from the German surname Richter.

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A town in Arkansas.

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Other Word Forms of Rector

Noun

Singular:
rector
Plural:
rectors

Origin of Rector

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin rēctor director from rēctus past participle of regere to rule reg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin, itself from rectus, past participle of regere 'to direct'

    From Wiktionary

Rector Sentence Examples

  • He became rector of St James's, Westminster, in 1733, and bishop of Bristol in 1735.

  • In 1882 he became professor of theology at Erlangen, and in 1889 proceeded to Leipzig, where he was professor until 1898, and then for a year rector of the university.

  • Oxford, Edinburgh and Glasgow gave him honorary degrees; the two Scottish universities made him lord rector.

  • He was once made rector of his university, and had other distinctions bestowed on him.

  • In 1872 he became docent, and in 1882 professor of political economy at Upsala, of which university he was afterwards rector.

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Words Starting With

RREREC

Words Ending With

RORTOR

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Words Starting With R and Ending With R

Starts With R & Ends With RStarts With RE & Ends With RStarts With R & Ends With OR

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With R