vestry
English edit
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman vesterie, from Old French vestiaire (“room for vestments, dressing room”), from Latin vestiarium (“wardrobe”). Doublet of vestiary.
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Noun edit
vestry (plural vestries)
- A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
- A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
- The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
- An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
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room in a church
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committee of parishioners
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