Definition of Rector. Meaning of Rector. Synonyms of Rector

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Rector. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Rector and, of course, Rector synonyms and on the right images related to the word Rector.

Definition of Rector

Rector
Rector Rec"tor (r?k"t?r), n. [L., fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to rule: cf. F. recteur. See Regiment, Right.] 1. A ruler or governor. [R.] God is the supreme rector of the world. --Sir M. Hale. 2. (a) (Ch. of Eng.) A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar. --Blackstone. (b) (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A clergyman in charge of a parish. 3. The head master of a public school. [Scot.] 4. The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford. 5. (R.C.CH.) The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.

Meaning of Rector from wikipedia

- Look up Rector, rector, rectorat, rectoress, or r****r in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers)...
- A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school...
- A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations. In contrast, a vicar is also...
- Sarah Rector, also known as Sarah Rector Campbell and Sarah Campbell Crawford, (March 3, 1902 – July 22, 1967) was an American oil magnate since childhood...
- Benjamin Evans Rector (born November 6, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an independent...
- Rectors and rectorates in politics and administration included: Rector provinciae was a Latin generic term for Roman governor, the governor of a Roman...
- Rector is a city in southeastern Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The po****tion was 1,977 at the 2010 census. Rector is named after Governor Henry...
- professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (1975–1986 and 1993–1998) and was rector of the International Institute of Social Studies from 1986 to 1990. Wolfson...
- Ricky Ray Rector (January 12, 1950 – January 24, 1992) was an American convicted murderer who was executed for the 1981 murder of police officer Bob Martin...
- Marc John Collins-Rector (né Rector; born October 16, 1959) is an American-born businessman and convicted **** offender, who founded Digital Entertainment...