Victor vs Rector - What's the difference?
victor | rector |
The winner in a fight or contest.
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The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
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, title= 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.
As nouns the difference between victor and rector
is that victor is the winner in a fight or contest while rector is in the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.As proper nouns the difference between victor and rector
is that victor is a given name derived from Latin while Rector is an English surname; derived from the German surname Richter.victor
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.}}
Synonyms
* winner * conquerorDerived terms
* victorious adjective * victory nounExternal links
* * * ----rector
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Alternative forms
* rectour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)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.}}
