About The Word Rectory
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Rectory
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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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