rectorship

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noun

The office or rank of a rector.

Similar
rectorate
OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English rector →
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Meanings

nounrectorship (plural rectorships)

plural rectorships

  1. The office or rank of a rector.

    Synonyms: rectorate

  2. obsoleteGovernment; guidance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe office or rank of a rector.

Similar
rectorate

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe office or station of a rector

Similar
rectorate
Broader
positionpostberth
Also see
rectorate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishrector
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishrectorship

From rector + -ship.

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Translations

Bulgarian ректорат
  • ректорат (rektorat)office of a rector
Czech rektorát
  • rektorátoffice of a rector
Dutch rectoraat
  • rectoraatoffice of a rector
French rectorat
  • rectoratoffice of a rector
Indonesian rektorat
  • rektoratoffice of a rector
Irish reachtaireacht
  • reachtaireachtoffice of a rector
Italian rettorato
  • rettoratooffice of a rector
Polish rektorat
  • rektoratoffice of a rector
Cite this entry
APA

rectorship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectorship

MLA

“rectorship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectorship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rectorship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectorship.

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