rectory

noun

rec·to·ry ˈrek-t(ə-)rē

plural rectories

Synonyms of rectory next

: a benefice held by a rector

: a residence of a rector or a parish priest

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Ben leaves to grab some bricks from the rectory to do it that night; Sister Andrea isn’t messing around. —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 July 2024 The boys’ family moved to Mexico in 1986, but Baker, over the next 13 years, flew them to Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Arizona, where the abuse allegedly continued until 1999, at least once in the priest’s rectory in Los Angeles County, court records show. —

Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024 Police have nabbed a conman who posed as a visiting priest and burglarized a Queens rectory. —

Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024 Hotel Peter & Paul, in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, plays up the building's history as a Catholic church, schoolhouse, rectory, and convent, referencing saints and sinners. —

Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rectory