What is the superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college called?
rector — (R.C.CH.) The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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