Apr 182009
Derivation
- Latin: rego, rule
Profile
1) A priest placed in charge of a church which is neither a parochial nor a capitular church nor annexed to the house of a religious community for its religious functions; loosely used also to designate a pastor, and hence the term rectory.
2) The head of an educational institution, of certain religious communities, etc.
MLA Citation
- “rector”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 September 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/rector/>