RECTORSHIP

rectorship, rectorate

(noun) the office or station of a rector

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rectorship (plural rectorships)

The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.

(obsolete) Government; guidance.

Anagrams

• chiropters

Source: Wiktionary


Rec"tor*ship (rk"tr*shp), n.

1. Government; guidance. [Obs.] "The rectorship of judgment." Shak.

2. The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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