noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of rectorship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rectorship
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rectorate
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noun
Meaning 2
the office or station of a rector
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rectorship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h3réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus New Latin rēctōrātusbor. English rectorate Borrowed from New Latin rēctōrātus.