rectorship

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rectorship
    n 1: the office or station of a rector [syn: {rectorship},
         {rectorate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rectorship \Rec"tor*ship\ (r?k"t?r*sh?p), n.
   1. Government; guidance. [Obs.] "The rectorship of judgment."
      --Shak.
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   2. The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
      [1913 Webster]