rector

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈrɛktɚ/

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Noun

Singular rector

Plural rectors

1. (countable) A rector is a clerk who is in charge of a church or parish.

   By then the church had replaced him with the first of several rectors.

2. (countable) A rector is a headmaster in educational institutions, e.g. a university.

   One of my friends has been a rector at various universities in the United States.