Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rectorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: rec-torate
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of rectorship.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus New Latin rēctōrātusbor. English rectorate Borrowed from New Latin rēctōrātus.

Inflected Forms

rectorates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rectory benefice parsonage vicarate

Synonyms

rectorship

Questions

What does rectorate mean?: Synonym of rectorship.
Where does rectorate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus New Latin rēctōrātusbor. English rectorate Borrowed from New Latin rēctōrātus.

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