Definitions for rectories

rectories rec·to·ry

Spelling: [rek-tuh-ree]
IPA: /ˈrɛk tə ri/

Rectories is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 376 anagrams from letters in rectories (ceeiorrst).

Definitions for rectories

noun

  1. a rector's house; parsonage.
  2. British. a benefice held by a rector.

Origin of rectories

1530-40; Medieval Latin rēctōria, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor) rector + -ia -y3

Examples for rectories

He sat behind his desk in the rectory, and the magnitude of what had happened came over him.

They followed Weber into the rectory to find Freed sprawled and unresponsive, amid signs of a forced entry and a violent struggle.

The rectory gate clicked sharply as it swung to behind the labourer.

Doltimore, Legard, names new to me; I never met them at the rectory.

First, Father Johannes Baptiste is found in the rectory, his throat slit.

The rectory was often surrounded by a moat, with an entrance protected by a gatehouse.

A SWAT team converged on the rectory, which is less than a mile from the town square.

How is it, Maltravers, that they see so little of you at the rectory?

It would not be more than ten or twelve miles, and so I should get a peep of the rectory.

In the rectory Pfleger blamed a “perfect storm” of unemployment, failing schools, and program cutbacks for the surge in shootings.

Word Value for rectories
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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