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Rectory

Rectory Meaning & Definition
Rectory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rectory?

[n] an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rectory: parsonage | vicarage

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rectory:

See Also | glebe house | residence

Rectory In Webster's Dictionary

\Rec"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), n.; pl. {Rectories} (-r?z). [Cf. OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.] 1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes. 2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.

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