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plural rectors, feminine rectress
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. quotations examples
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution. examples
(Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon) A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy. examples
In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined. examples
A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university. examples
(Scotland) An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body. examples