rector
noun /ˈrektə(r)/
/ˈrektər/
- an Anglican priest who is in charge of a particular area (called a parish). In the past a rector received an income directly from this area.
compare vicar(圣公会的)教区牧师,堂区主持人 - (in the UK) the head of certain universities, colleges or schools
(英国某些学校的)校长
词源late Middle English: from Latin rector ‘ruler’, from rect- ‘ruled’, from the verb regere.