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rectory

noun

Definition of rectory

as in vicarage

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Recent Examples of rectory Father Oliver stopped him on the sidewalk in front of the rectory, coatless, with his arms crossed. — Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026 The property was once a 19th-century Catholic school and church campus, complete with a rectory and nunnery, and each room has a rotary phone and other touches of the not-so-distant past. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 The property also comes with a guesthouse — the former rectory — which has been reconfigured as a two-bedroom, one-bath ADU-ish bonus. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026 Its campus is composed of a graystone rectory dating from 1896, a red-brick school building dating from 1906, and a midcentury modern church built in 1963. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 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

Besides his South Florida estate, Combs still retains a plush manse in Los Angeles’ Holmby Hills that was also raided by feds.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
All eyes are on Taylor Swift and her Rhode Island manse as the pop superstar gets ready to wed Travis Kelce.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 June 2026

Definition of manse

Noun

Since the new tax was created, many New Yorkers claim the city’s property rolls are out of date and properties that were once considered a second home are now their primary residence.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Pastore’s death was announced after his body was discovered Saturday in his Bronx residence by a neighbor.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of residence

Noun

These people would then come to your hermitage to suggest an alternative.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.

— Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Elijah Bieniemy, who is 27 and is a graduate of Olathe Northwest High School, has been charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Police arrested Elijah and charged him with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling.

— Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of dwelling

Noun

Allen said the house needed to be gutted, the inside was deteriorating and termites were eating at the doors.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
New Delhi — For decades, India was relegated to fashion’s backyard, with its embroidery and garment export houses manufacturing everything from ready-to-wear to couture for the world’s biggest luxury brands.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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