Abbey and Rector

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Abbey noun - A residence for men under religious vows.

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Rector and abbey are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rector" instead a noun "Abbey".

Nearby Words: abbe, Abby, Abbie

Rector noun - A person authorized to conduct religious worship.

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Abbey and rector are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abbey" instead a noun "Rector".

Nearby Words: rectory, recto, rectorial, rectorship

In the Middle Ages, the word 'rector' meant the person that had the right to collect the income of the parish (known as the 'living'), but this could be a bishop, a canon, an abbey, or a pluralist rector with multiple livings.

Source: The Vicar

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