rectorate

or rec·tor·ship

[ rek-ter-it ]

noun

1. the office, dignity, or term of a rector.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectorate¹

1715–25; < Medieval Latin rēctōrātus office of rector, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor ) rector + -ātus -ate ³

Example Sentences

The Mayo and Yaqui valleys were now made a separate rectorate.

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Of the northern district the new rectorate of San Francisco Xavier was now formed.

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Nothing is known of Croft's later dealings with the rectorate, nor of Lancelot Levens, who followed him.

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Meanwhile, the death of the Archdeacon had left the rectorate vacant, and an unfortunate nomination was made by the patron-bishop.

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