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rector
English
Alternative forms
- rectour (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin r?ctor.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???kt?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???kt?/
- Hyphenation: rec?tor
Noun
rector (plural rectors, feminine rectress)
- In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon) A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
- In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
- A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.
Related terms
- rectorate
- rectorial
- rectory
- rectrix
Translations
Anagrams
- Corter
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rector.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?k?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /rek?to?/
Adjective
rector (feminine rectora, masculine plural rectors, feminine plural rectores)
- ruling
Noun
rector m (plural rectors)
- rector
- dean
- ruler, director, head
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rector.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?k.t?r/
- Hyphenation: rec?tor
- Rhymes: -?kt?r
Noun
rector m (plural rectoren or rectors)
- rector
Descendants
- Indonesian: rektor
Latin
Etymology
reg? (“to steer, to guide; to rule”) +? -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?re?k.tor/, [?re?kt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?rek.tor/, [?r?kt??r]
Noun
r?ctor m (genitive r?ct?ris); third declension
- guide, leader
- director, ruler, master, governor
- tutor, instructor, teacher, mentor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- ? Dutch: rector
- ? Indonesian: rektor
- English: rector
- French: recteur
- German: Rektor
- Italian: rettore
- Norman: recteu (Jersey)
- ? Old Irish: rechtaire
- Irish: reachtaire
- Portuguese: reitor
- Polish: rektor
- Russian: ??????? (réktor)
- Armenian: ?????? (?ektor)
- Russian: ??????? (réktor)
- Romanian: rector
- Spanish: rector
- Swedish: rektor
References
- rector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rector in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rector in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- rector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rector.
Adjective
rector (feminine rectora, masculine plural rectores, feminine plural rectoras)
- governing, directing
Noun
rector m (plural rectores, feminine rectora, feminine plural rectoras)
- rector
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regent
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin reg?ns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of reg? (“I govern, I steer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?d??nt/
Noun
regent (plural regents)
- (now rare) A ruler. [from 15th c.]
- One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]
- (now chiefly historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. [from 16th c.]
- 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage 2001, p. 139:
- This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
- 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage 2001, p. 139:
- (Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. [from 18th c.]
- (Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency
Derived terms
- prince regent
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
regent (comparative more regent, superlative most regent)
- Ruling; governing; regnant.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- Exercising vicarious authority.
Further reading
- regent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- regent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Genter, gerent
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin reg?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /r???ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /r???en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re?d??ent/
- Rhymes: -ent
Adjective
regent (feminine regenta, masculine plural regents, feminine plural regentes)
- regent, governing
Noun
regent m or f (plural regents)
- regent
Derived terms
- regentar
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r???nt]
Noun
regent m
- regent (one who rules in place of the monarch)
Related terms
- See režim
Further reading
- regent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- regent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Via German Regent and French régent from Latin reg?ns, a present participle of the verb Latin reg? (“to rule”) (whence Danish regere).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??????n?d?]
Noun
regent c (singular definite regenten, plural indefinite regenter)
- (politics) a monarch, a regent (one who rules)
Inflection
Related terms
References
- “regent” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin reg?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r????nt/, /re????nt/
- Hyphenation: re?gent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
regent m (plural regenten, diminutive regentje n, feminine regentes)
- regent
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?re???nt/
Verb
regent
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of regenen
- (archaic) plural imperative of regenen
Anagrams
- tenger
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?re.?ent/, [?r???n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?re.d??ent/, [?r??d???n?t?]
Verb
regent
- third-person plural future active indicative of reg?
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French regent, see below.
Noun
regent m (plural regens)
- regent
Descendants
- ? English: regent
- French: régent
References
- regent on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin regens
Noun
regent m (definite singular regenten, indefinite plural regenter, definite plural regentene)
- a regent, monarch, ruler
Derived terms
- prinsregent
References
- “regent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “regent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin regens
Noun
regent m (definite singular regenten, indefinite plural regentar, definite plural regentane)
- a regent, monarch, ruler
Derived terms
- prinsregent
References
- “regent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin reg?ns (“ruling, as a noun, a ruler, governor, prince”); present participle of reg? (“I govern, I steer”).
Noun
regent m (oblique plural regens, nominative singular regens, nominative plural regent)
- regent (one who reigns in the absence of a monarch)
Declension
Descendants
- Middle French: regent
- ? English: regent
- French: régent
Romanian
Etymology
From French regent, from Latin régens.
Noun
regent m (plural regen?i)
- regent
Declension
Swedish
Noun
regent c
- a monarch or a regent, one who rules
Declension
Anagrams
- regnet
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