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vestry
[ ves-tree ]
noun
- a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
- (in some churches) a room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc.
- Episcopal Church. a committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church.
- Church of England. a meeting attended by all the parishioners or by a committee of parishioners during which the official business of the church is discussed.
vestry
/ ˈvɛstrɪ /
noun
- a room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc, are kept
- a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc
- Church of England
- a meeting of all the members of a parish or their representatives, to transact the official business of the parish
- the body of members meeting for this; the parish council
- Episcopal Church Anglican Church a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church
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Derived Forms
- ˈvestral, adjective
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Other Words From
- vestral adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vestry1
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Example Sentences
At Church of the Redeemer, Anderson helped to maintain the gardens and served as a volunteer on the vestry.
It was in the vestry where the choir was putting on its garments.
A number of the articles were used in the erection of Edgbaston Vestry Hall, where the curious may inspect them if so inclined.
In such ceremonies the wedding-party all meet in the vestry, and go to the altar together.
The vestry declined to compromise, and insisted on allowing tobacco as a non-dietetic indulgence.
When the Duc d'Anjou was gone, and had been followed by all the others, the three Guises entered the vestry.
I felt quite at home, as if I had been at some vestry-meeting, or some committee in the old country, when Elatreus got up.
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