Vestry - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvestrɪ|  American pronunciation of the word vestry
Brit.  |ˈvestrɪ|  British pronunciation of the word vestry

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)

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
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