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Meanings of rectory in English

Portuguese
reitoria
Catalan
rectoria

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

reitoria
Synonyms
Examples for "parsonage"
Examples for "parsonage"
1
The town-hall stood opposite the parsonage, in the square by the church.
The Country Doctor
2
They were now before the parsonage in the hamlet of Scrub Oaks.
From Jest to Earnest
3
Then in the parsonage we met all the ladies of our church.
Notable Women of Modern China
4
That morning there was great commotion in the yard at the parsonage.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
5
At the parsonage the young minister still sat scowling in his study.
Where the Trail Divides
1
You must have missed him; he started for the vicarage half-an-hour ago.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
2
When we meet it is at the vicarage or in the street.'
Uncle Max
3
The wheels drew nearer, then the vicarage pony-carriage came round the bend.
Dick and Brownie
4
By the time we reached the vicarage my heart was very quiet.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
5
They had not far to go from the vicarage to the churchyard.
Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea
Usage of rectory in English
1
The presbytery, or the rectory, was the chief guest-house in the land.
In the Footprints of the Padres
2
The hunting-party rode out of the rectory gates in twos and threes.
Run to Earth: A Novel
3
The only calm and undisturbed person in the rectory household was Muller.
The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study
4
One evening the rectory party were assembled together in the cheerful drawing-room.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete
5
A messenger had run with it in great haste from the rectory.
Daniel Deronda
6
Transport to the rectory is also provided by West Cork Rural Transport.
The Irish Times
7
The fact is they are going to the mischief at the rectory.
The Claverings
8
The last herd to appear was the one from the rectory farm.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
9
Or the servant at the rectory may have forgotten to deliver it.
Poor Miss Finch
10
The place I offer you is that of gardener at the rectory.
The Village by the River
11
John Wesley was born at Epworth rectory in Lincolnshire, England, in 1703.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 03: Massillon to Mason
12
Presently, as they hurried to the rectory near by, the girl said:
The Trespasser, Volume 1
13
That afternoon she and Robin were due at the rectory for tea.
The Vision of Desire
14
I was believed to have gone to the rectory with Mr. Raunham.
Desperate Remedies
15
He had been by this time promoted to the rectory of Cripplegate.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
16
The servant entered, as I spoke, with a letter from the rectory.
Poor Miss Finch
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Translations for rectory
Portuguese
reitoria
Catalan
rectoria
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common