presbytère means “rectory” | MotiTan French Dictionary

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Ils ont sonné à la porte du presbytère hier.

They rang at the door of the rectory yesterday.

A parish priest's home, often beside the church.

maison du curé: A priest's residence.
église: A building where religious worship and services take place.

Maison où habite le prêtre d'une paroisse, souvent attenante à l'église.

French presbytère comes from ecclesiastical Latin presbyterium, based on Greek presbyteros, meaning an elder or priest.

Presbytère belongs mainly to formal or church-related usage, while la maison du curé is a more ordinary descriptive phrase.