rectory

[ rek-tuh-ree ]

noun

, plural rec·to·ries.

1. a rector's house; parsonage.
2. British. a benefice held by a rector.

rectory

/ ˈrɛktərɪ /

noun

1. the official house of a rector
2. Church of England the office and benefice of a rector

Other Words From

• sub·recto·ry noun plural subrectories

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectory¹

1530–40; < Medieval Latin rēctōria, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor ) rector + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

It is described by the estate agent as a historic rectory and coach house in several acres of semi-moated gardens.

From BBC

Bishop Sellin was born in Scotland where her father was an ordained minister and the family lived in the rectory.

From BBC

Plans for the church hall, on Glebe Way, included a cafe, day nursery building, replacement rectory with detached garage, two outbuildings to provide a prayer room and substation, and bike storage.

From BBC

It wasn’t immediately clear whether St. John the Baptist will ever use the rectory where Gutgsell was attacked again.

From Seattle Times

The family is now one of eight that have have found shelter at a rectory building at the Bethel AME Church in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

From Seattle Times