VESTRY

Vestry

A vestry refers to both a room in or attached to a place of worship, and the committees that meet there. In England in times past, these groups exercised considerable power, given the role of the Church of England.

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vestry

Noun

  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.
  2. A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
    The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
  3. An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.


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