Learning / English Dictionary |
RECTORY
Pronunciation (US): | ![]() | (GB): | ![]() |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rectory" is a kind of...):
residence (the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rectory"):
glebe house (a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice))