释义 |
rec·tor \ˈrektə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, from rectus (past participle of regere to rule, govern) + -or; in senses 3 & 4, from Medieval Latin rector ecclesiastical director, parish priest, director of a university, from Latin, governor, ruler — more at right 1. obsolete a. : a governor or ruler usually of a country b. capitalized : God as ruler of the world 2. : one that directs : leader 3. a. : a clergyman of the Church of England who has the charge and care of a parish and owns the tithes from it : the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate b. : a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church elected by the vestrymen who is the spiritual head and legally the presiding officer of a parish c. Roman Catholicism : the head priest of a church or other religious institution 4. : the head of a university, school, or other teaching institution: as a. : lord rector b. : the master of a college at some English universities c. : the head of one of the 17 departments into which the French educational system is divided d. : the head of a German elementary or secondary school |