Complete Definition of "vestry"

English

Noun
vestry

  1. 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

#* The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry

  1. A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish

#* The vestry meets the first Tuesday every month

Related terms
churchwarden

See also
vestryman

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