rec·to·ry (r?k?t?-r?)n. pl. rec·to·ries 1. The house in which a parish priest or minister lives.2. a. An Anglican rector’s dwelling.b. An Anglican rector’s office and benefice.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.rectory (?r?kt?r?) n, pl -ries1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the official house of a rector2. (Anglicanism) Church of England the office and benefice of a rectorCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014rec?to?ry (?r?k t? ri) n., pl. -ries. 1. a rector’s house; parsonage. 2. a benefice held by an Anglican rector. [1530?40;