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reitor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dean noun A senior official at a university or college, often heading a faculty or overseeing student affairs.
  • rector noun A clergy member in charge of a parish, especially in the Anglican or Catholic Church.

Senses

reitor is used for these senses in English:

  • dean A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
  • rector A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.

dean — full definition

  1. noun A senior official at a university or college, often heading a faculty or overseeing student affairs.
  2. noun A senior clergy member in charge of a cathedral chapter, ranking below a bishop.
  3. noun The most senior or longest-serving member of a group.

rector — full definition

  1. noun A clergy member in charge of a parish, especially in the Anglican or Catholic Church.
  2. noun The head of certain universities, colleges, or schools.

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