Rectory

  • 11rectory — noun (plural ries) Date: 1594 1. a benefice held by a rector 2. a residence of a rector or a parish priest …

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  • 12rectory — /rek teuh ree/, n., pl. rectories. 1. a rector s house; parsonage. 2. Brit. a benefice held by a rector. [1530 40; < ML rectoria, equiv. to L rector (s. of rector) RECTOR + ia Y3] * * * …

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  • 13rectory — noun a) The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church. b) The residence of an Anglican rector …

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  • 14rectory — Synonyms and related words: Dymaxion house, White House, adobe house, advowson, benefice, building, care of souls, casa, charge, church house, clergy house, cliff dwelling, consulate, country house, country seat, curacy, cure, dacha, deanery,&#8230; …

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  • 15Rectory —    The house owned by the parish, intended for the use of the Rector as his home …

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  • 16rectory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. manse, parsonage, vicarage, parish house, deanery, presbytery; benefice. See abode, temple. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vicarage, parsonage, manse; see parsonage …

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  • 17rectory — rec|to|ry [ˈrektəri] n plural rectories a house where the priest of the local church lives →↑vicarage …

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  • 18rectory — rec|to|ry [ rektəri ] noun count a house that the RECTOR of a church lives in …

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  • 19rectory — rec·to·ry || rektÉ™rɪ n. house of a minister or priest, parsonage …

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  • 20rectory — noun (plural rectories) 1》 a rector s house. 2》 a Church of England benefice held by a rector …

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