rettore

rector

noun ret-TOH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'rector' (ruler, guide), from 'regere' (to rule).

Also means

vice-chancellor

Usage Note

Rettore primarily denotes the head of an Italian university — equivalent to a British vice-chancellor or American university president. It also has an ecclesiastical sense: the priest in charge of a church or seminary (rettore del seminario). The feminine form rettrice exists but is less common; la rettrice is used for a female rector.

Examples

"Il rettore ha inaugurato il nuovo anno accademico."

Natural Translation

The rector inaugurated the new academic year.

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