Rector -- (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rector) rec·tor [rek-ter] –noun 1. a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church. 2. Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation. 3. Anglican Church. a member of the clergy who has the charge of a parish with full possession of all its rights, tithes, etc. 4. the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools. [Origin: 1350–1400; ME rectour < L réctor helmsman, ruler, leader, equiv. to reg(ere) to rule + -tor -tor] VICAR (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vicar) vic·ar [vik-er] –noun 1. Church of England. a. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. b. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary. 2. Protestant Episcopal Church. a. a member of the clergy whose sole or chief charge is a chapel dependent on the church of a parish. b. a bishop's assistant in charge of a church or mission. 3. Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop. 4. a person who acts in place of another; substitute. 5. a person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy: God's vicar on earth. [Origin: 1250–1300; ME < AF vicare; OF vicaire < L vicārius a substitute, n. use of adj.; see vicarious]