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rectory

noun

Definition of rectory

as in vicarage

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Recent Examples of rectory But back in 2010, the block was relatively quaint, and the lot held a two-story, 2,599-square-foot rectory for priests. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026 The rectory, where Storey lived, is across the street and has a Prairie Village address. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 This means a daily morning and midday Mass, on top of Sunday services, 13 confession times a week, and a treasured personal life on the third floor of the rectory, which has been his home for two decades. — Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 The rectory of Milan’s Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie is the site of what world-famous work of the Renaissance? — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rectory

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Noun

The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington).

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.

— Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of vicarage

Noun

Nearly $200,000 in renovations The church currently has one bedroom and two bathrooms; the adjacent parsonage house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

— Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
James and Anne lived at Deane parsonage on a curate’s income of £300, including a contribution from Anne’s father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parsonage

Noun

The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
So, alongside the compliments there’s an awful lot of real estate dedicated to his enemies, including his stepmother, Raine, whose many offenses included installing wall-to-wall carpeting in the family manse.

— Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of manse

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Court filings allege that Sapov became obsessed with the victim, tracked down their relatives on social media and sent gifts to the victim’s residence.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
The rooms Light and airy, spacious, and unwaveringly comfortable, the nine suites bring to mind more luxury residence than hotel, mixing minimalist Kyoto craftsmanship with modern design pieces and contemporary art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of residence

Noun

Rama tells Lakshmana to guard the hermitage and protect Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hermitage

Noun

Architect William Channing Whitney designed the stone-and-brick dwelling in a combination of English Tudor and Beaux-Arts styles.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Instead, the production custom built all of the Budgell family’s dwellings.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dwelling

Noun

Everything else is made in house, save for the deli meat on the Italian La Famiglia and the ham on The Hammich.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
The judge ordered Ouellette to turn over his passport and said Ouellette could only leave his house for doctor’s appointments, attorneys meetings or to work for his father’s business, multiple media outlets reported.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

The best college coaches these days are good on the field but also get people excited enough that the fundraising goes through the roof.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026
Most of it centered on a life-size reproduction of part of the clock tower on the roof of Wako, a department store in the tony Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, scarred by a kaiju attack.

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

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