rector

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rector/ˈrektə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 (in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish in which all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent.

  ■ (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy in charge of a parish.

  ■ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest in charge of a church or a religious institution.

• 2 the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.

  ■ (in Scotland) an elected student representative on a university's governing body.

– derivatives
rectorate noun,
rectorial adjective,
rectorship noun.

– origin ME: from L. rector ‘ruler’, from rect-, regere ‘rule’.