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vestry-man
ves·try·man
/
ˈvɛs
tri
mən
/
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[
ves
-tree-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
ves·try·men.
a member of a church
vestry
.
Origin:
1605–15;
vestry
+
man
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vestryman
(ˈvɛstrɪmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
a member of a church vestry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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