Vestry

Definition:

  • (n.) A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
  • (n.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.
  • (n.) A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.

Compare vestry with other words:

vestiary vs. vestry

vestry vs. vestryman

churchwarden vs. vestry

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affair vs. vestry

administer vs. vestry

parishioner vs. vestry

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sacristy vs. vestry

committee vs. vestry

class vs. vestry

store vs. vestry

meeting vs. vestry

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clergy vs. vestry

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church vs. vestry