rectory

• Offizielle Wohnung, die die Kirche ihrem Pfarrer, Vikar oder Rektor zur Verfügung stellt; auch das Pfarrhaus bzw. die Wohnung eines Geistlichen.

A noun referring to the official residence provided by a church for its rector, vicar, or parson.

1. Clergy residenceC1formal

   A house provided by a church for its rector, vicar, or parson to live in.

   Pfarrhaus

   • The old rectory was built in the 18th century.
   • The rector and his family moved into the newly renovated rectory.
   • The rectory garden is open to the public on weekends.

   Synonymemanseparsonagepresbyteryvicarage