rectors

noun

1. 1

   In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

2. 2

   In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.

3. 3

   A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.

4. 4

   In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.

5. 5

   A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.