rectory

From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛktəɹi/

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• Hyphenation: rec‧to‧ry

rectory (plural rectories)

2. Any of certain residences for clergy members.

   Hypernyms: residence, home, building

   2. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.

      Synonym: presbytery

      Coordinate terms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage, manse

   4. The residence of an Anglican rector.

      Coordinate terms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage, manse

      • 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.