rectory
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rectory (plural rectories)
- The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
- Synonym: presbytery
- The residence of an Anglican rector.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
Translations
[edit]residence of Roman Catholic priest
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