rectors

noun

Meaning

In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.

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