RECTORIES

Noun

rectories

plural of rectory

Anagrams

• corsetier

Source: Wiktionary


RECTORY

Rec"to*ry (-t*r), n.; pl. Rectories (-r. Etym: [Cf. OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]

1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.

2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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