rector
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈrɛktər/
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rector
- Juliet's father is Dr. Hulme, rector of Canterbury College.
- rector of the university
- Vice Rector
Examples
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I'll seat you between the dean and the rector.
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Indeed, I was thinking about that... and not my German lesson when the rector came along.
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They're speaking to the rector in the morning.
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Dragas, the current rector, is the first woman to have held that role.
Blog text (6) -
The rector gave a short talk about the current fundraising efforts for the very early patterned windows.
Fiction book (2002) -
According to the rector, I have no flair for the Greats, and only a passing interest in the ancient Greeks.
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DAVID V. HICKS is the former Rector of St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.
Academic text (1996) -
The rector of the university welcomed all the new students at the orientation ceremony.
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As the rector of the church, she led the service every Sunday without fail.
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Dr. Smith is the rector of the prestigious Cambridge College, overseeing academic affairs and administration.
Synonyms
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2.6
The senior leader of a university who manages the school's work and staff
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3.0
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
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6.1
Official head of a university with mainly ceremonial duties
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5.4
A Christian priest in charge of a local church
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9.0
A monk who leads other monks in a monastery
A church leader in charge of a local church or the head of a college
Surface Forms
Morphology
rector = rect + or
Formed from the combining form 'rect-' plus the agentive suffix '-or'; the structure and meaning are not transparently inferable by average learners.
Etymology
Rector comes from the old Latin verb regere meaning 'to rule', and the root rect- appears in familiar words like direct and correct. So a rector is the head of a university or school and 'rules' or leads the institution.