rectorate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rek′tər it)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rec•tor•ate  (rek′tər it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionthe office, dignity, or term of a rector.
Also, rec′tor•ship′. 
  • Medieval Latin rēctōrātus office of rector, equivalent. to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor) rector + -ātus -ate3
  • 1715–25

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