rector

Meaning

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. (uncommon) A priest or bishop in the Orthodox Church 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 or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.
6. (Scotland) An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body.

Synonyms

parson

pastor

president

vicar

curate

dean

minister

chancellor

parish priest

priest

vice-chancellor

minister of religion

principal

chaplain

president

chancellor

head of a university

cupron cell

copper oxide rectifier

director

clergyman

glebe-house

Translations

recteur

rettore

reitor

rector

Rektor

rector

parroco

rector

πρύτανης

pastore

Pfarrer

pároco

διευθυντής

pasteur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛktɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rectour

In summary

Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.