rectress

rectress
noun (-es)
Etymology: rector + -ess
obsolete : a woman that rules

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  • Rectress — Rec tress (r?k tr?s), n. A rectoress. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rectress — rector, rectress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pastor, parson; director, monitor, prefect. See clergy …   English dictionary for students

  • rector — I rector, rectress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pastor, parson; director, monitor, prefect. See clergy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pastor, vicar, parson; see minister 1 …   English dictionary for students

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