RECTORY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

Synonyms:

parsonage; rectory; vicarage

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))

Credits