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rectory

[rek-tuh-ree] / ˈrɛk tə ri /
NOUN
parsonage
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Redbird – Set inside the former rectory of Vibiana, Redbird is a modern American restaurant built for sharing.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Including servants, 23 people were crammed into a chaotic rectory where no one kept regular hours and money was always short.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Bishop Sellin was born in Scotland where her father was an ordained minister and the family lived in the rectory.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

Washington County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspected burglar in the rectory of St. John the Baptist church when they arrived six minutes after the priest called 911.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

To prove to her younger sister how uncivilized I was, she invited me to the rectory for lunch.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela



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