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recteur

rector

noun rek-TEUR Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: Latin 'rector' (ruler, director)

Also means

university chancellor (France)

Usage Note

Recteur in France is the head of an académie, the administrative unit overseeing public education in a region — more like a regional school superintendent than a university rector. In Quebec and Belgium it can denote a university president. The feminine form rectrice exists but recteure is increasingly used.

Examples

"Le recteur a inauguré le nouvel amphithéâtre."

Natural Translation

The rector inaugurated the new lecture hall.

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