HyperDic: rectory

English > 1 sense of the word *rectory*:
NOUN	artifact	rectory, parsonage, vicarage	an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar / vicar / vicar or rector

rectory > pronunciation
Sounds	reh'kteriy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *rectory*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar / vicar / vicar or rector.
Synonyms	parsonage, vicarage
Narrower	glebe house	A parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)
Broader	residence	The official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
Spanish	casa del párroco, rectoría, vicaría
Catalan	abadia, rectoria