Vestry - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈvestrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈvestrɪ|
noun
- in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
- a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held (syn: sacristy)
- a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held (syn: sacristy)
Extra examples
...the priest returned the chalice to the vestry...
There is an observable old chair in the vestry of this church.
Word forms
noun
singular: vestry
plural: vestries
singular: vestry
plural: vestries
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