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rector

/reɡˈtoɾ/

adjective/reɡˈtoɾ/

governing, directing

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 rēctorbor. Spanish rector Borrowed from Latin rēctor.

noun, masculine/reɡˈtoɾ/plural: rectores

rector

Related: rectorado, rectorar

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 rēctorbor. Spanish rector Borrowed from Latin rēctor.