rector
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.
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