Vicar
Part of speech: noun
Definition: In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
Example sentence: But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth, does involve a claim to his attributes, and therefore our opposition to Popery is opposition to a man claiming to be God.
Rector
Part of speech: noun
Definition: In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.