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rector (iou)



rector noun. LME.
[(Old French rectour (mod. -eur)) from Latin rector, from rect- pa. ppl stem of regere to rule: see -OR.]
A ruler, a governor. LME-L17.
b. A person who or thing which has supreme control in any sphere. Now rare. L15.
c. The leader of a choir. M16-L17.
d. God, as the ruler of the world. L16-M18.
In England, an incumbent of a pre-Reformation or Anglican parish where the tithes were formerly retained by the incumbent (cf. VICAR 2); now also, in the Church of England, the leader of a team ministry; Roman Catholic Church a priest in charge of a church; a priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church or the Episcopal Church of the USA who has charge of a congregation. LME.
lay rector: see LAY adjective.
The head of certain universities, colleges, schools, and religious institutions. LME.
b. One of the senior officers of a Scottish university, now an elected representative of students on its governing body. Also Lord Rector. LME.
c. The acting head, and president of the administrative body, in a university in Continental Europe. M16.
rectoral adjective M17.
rectorate noun the position or office of rector; the period during which the office is held: M17.
rectoress noun (a) a female ruler; = RECTRESS; (b) colloq. the wife of the rector of a parish: L16.
rectorship noun (a) the position or office of rector; (b) (now rare) the position of ruler or governor; government, rule: L16.