rector

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rec·tor [rector rectors] BrE [ˈrektə(r)] NAmE [ˈrektər] noun
1. 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
2. (in Britain) the head of certain universities, colleges or schools

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin rector ‘ruler’, from rect- ‘ruled’, from the verb regere.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor