rector
noun/ˈrektə(r)/
/ˈrektər/
- an Anglican priest who is in charge of a particular area (called a parish). In the past a rector received an income directly from this area. compare vicar
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- (in the UK) the head of certain universities, colleges or schools
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin rector ‘ruler’, from rect- ‘ruled’, from the verb regere.
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