Etymology

rector

rec·tor
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Today it means: In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. Full definition →

Middle English rectour ← Old French rector ← Latin rēctor
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rector · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromrēctor
  2. Old French · derived fromrector
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrectour
  4. English todayrector

Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.

Rector · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromRichter
  2. English todayRector

Americanized form of German Richter.

Words from the same roots

GermanRichter all →

RichterRichter scale

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