名詞 rector:

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
   同義詞：curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor

1. Instead of thinking of Robert Martin as a husband for Harriet, Emma influenced the girl to aspire to Mr. Elton, the young, rector.
   愛(ài)瑪認(rèn)為羅伯特·馬丁不配取哈里特為妻，便鼓勵(lì)這位姑娘追求年輕的牧師埃爾頓先生。
2. He was appointed the rector of the middle school.
   他被任命為那所中學(xué)的校長(zhǎng)。

rec.tor

n.Abbr. R.,rect.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) R.,rect.
A cleric in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
教區(qū)長(zhǎng)：在圣公會(huì)教派中負(fù)責(zé)一個(gè)教區(qū)的神職人員
An Anglican cleric who has charge of a parish and owns the tithes from it.
教區(qū)首席神父：負(fù)責(zé)一個(gè)教區(qū)并掌管區(qū)內(nèi)所收的什一稅的英國(guó)國(guó)教神父
A Roman Catholic priest appointed to be managerial as well as spiritual head of a church or other institution, such as a seminary or university.
首席神父：被指派管理某個(gè)教堂或諸如修道院或大學(xué)這樣的機(jī)構(gòu)，并充作其精神領(lǐng)袖的羅馬天主教神父
The principal of certain schools, colleges, and universities.
校長(zhǎng)；院長(zhǎng)：某些學(xué)校、學(xué)院和大學(xué)的負(fù)責(zé)人

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin rôctor [director]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) rôctor [指導(dǎo)者]
from regere rôct- [to rule] * see reg-
源自 regere rôct- [統(tǒng)治] *參見(jiàn) reg-

【引伸】
rec.torate
recto.rial