Definitions for: Rectory

[n] an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

Webster (1913) Definition: Rec"to*ry (-t?*r?), n.; pl. Rectories (-r?z). [Cf.
OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]
1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or
spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.

2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.

Synonyms: parsonage, vicarage

See Also: glebe house, residence