Rectory

Definitions

1. Any of certain residences for clergy members.
2. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
3. The residence of an Anglican rector.

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Examples

“It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find⟳ himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch⟳ was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like⟳ the rector's face⟳; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.”

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