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rectory

rec·tory

UK/ˈɹɛktəɹi/ US/ˈrɛktɜri/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector.

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