Rectory vs Rectorate - What's the difference?
rectory | rectorate |
The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
The residence of an Anglican rector.
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As nouns the difference between rectory and rectorate
is that rectory is the residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church while rectorate is the office of a rector.rectory
English
Noun
(rectories)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.}}