Noun

(en noun)

A person who, or a device which erects.

(anatomy) Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.

An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.

(astronautics) A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.

Noun

(en noun)

In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

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, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=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.}}

In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.

A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.