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单词 rectress
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Definition of rectress in English:

rectress

(also rectoress)
noun rɛkˈtrɛsˈrɛktrɪs
  • 1A female ruler, governor, or head of an institution (especially a convent or school).

  • 2The wife of the rector of a parish. Now also: a female rector.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From rector + -ess: see -tress.

 
 

Definition of rectress in US English:

rectress

(also rectoress)
noun
  • 1A female ruler, governor, or head of an institution (especially a convent or school).

  • 2The wife of the rector of a parish. Now also: a female rector.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From rector + -ess: see -tress.

 
 
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