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rectory

noun

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as in vicarage

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Recent Examples of rectory 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 Hotel Peter and Paul Set in architecturally rich Faubourg Marigny, the 71-room Hotel Peter and Paul occupies a former church, rectory, schoolhouse, and convent that dates back to the late 1800s. — AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rectory

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Noun

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
In the vicarage garden, the Biddles found a shallow mound with the bones of 264 bodies.

— Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022

Definition of vicarage

Noun

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
Attempts to find a buyer for the manse failed in 2009, when the in-demand player transferred to Spanish team Real Madrid; it was instead rented out, most notably to Man U player Luke Shaw in 2014 for $11,500 a month.

— Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026

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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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Referred to as the 48-sq-ft model, the towable dwelling is designed by Tiny Tiny Homes, which is a Canadian tiny house builder and charity.

— Adam Williams July 10, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Office buildings are designed with very different considerations than apartment dwellings.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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Authorities wanted to close what some consider a legal loophole allowing cardrooms to offer blackjack and games in which players play against the house.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Bieber recently brought down the house at this year’s Coachella, playing both weekends as the headliner.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Several days of extreme heat and severe storms culminated in a partial roof collapse at a BJ's Wholesale Club in New Jersey on July 6.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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