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vestry

[ ves-tree ]

noun

, plural ves·tries.
  1. a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
  2. (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.
  3. Episcopal Church. a committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church.
  4. 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

  1. a room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc, are kept
  2. a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc
  3. Church of England
    1. a meeting of all the members of a parish or their representatives, to transact the official business of the parish
    2. the body of members meeting for this; the parish council
  4. Episcopal Church Anglican Church a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈvestral, adjective
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Other Words From

  • vestral adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vestry1

1350–1400; Middle English vestrie, vestrye. See vest (v.), -ery
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vestry1

C14: probably from Old French vestiarie; see vest
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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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