rectory

From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector.

rectory (plural rectories)

1. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
2. The residence of an Anglican rector.
   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 10, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.