rektor
B2
Hungarian
rector
NOUN
B2
1
rector
C1
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Meaning
head of a university or college
Themes
education
|university
|administration
|leadership
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The chief administrative and ceremonial officer in charge of a university or similar higher-education institution, especially in many European and Latin American systems.
NOUN
C2
ARCHAIC
1
rector
C2
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Meaning
historical holder of parish tithes
Themes
history
|christianity
|church_of_england
|clergy
|tithes
|law
|religion
Definition
In the historical system of the Church of England, a clergyman who held the benefice of a parish and was legally entitled to receive all of its tithes, as distinct from a vicar who received only a portion.
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