Definitions for vestryˈvɛs tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ves•tryˈvɛs tri(n.)(pl.)-tries.
a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
Category: Religion, Architecture
a room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc.
Category: Religion, Architecture
(in the Episcopal Church) a committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church.
Category: Religion
(in the Church of England) a meeting of parishioners or of a committee of parishioners to discuss official business.
Category: Religion
Origin of vestry:
1350–1400; ME vestrie. See vest (v.), -ery
ves′tral(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
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
vestry, sacristy(noun)
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
Wiktionary
vestry(Noun)
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
vestry(Noun)
A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish
Webster Dictionary
Vestry(noun)
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
Vestry(noun)
a parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry
Vestry(noun)
a body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns
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