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1. (n.) vestry
a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
2. vestry
a room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc.
3. vestry
(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.
4. vestry
(in the Church of England) a meeting of parishioners or of a committee of parishioners to discuss official business.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME vestrie. See vest (v.), -ery)
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1. (noun) vestry
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
2. (noun) vestry, sacristy
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
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1. (noun) vestry
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
2. (noun) vestry
a parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry
3. (noun) vestry
a body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns
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