Rector

  1. Proper noun.  An English surname; derived from the (etyl, de) surname ''Richter''.
  2. Proper noun.  A town in Arkansas.
  3. Noun.  In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
  4. Noun.  In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
  5. Noun.  A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.