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/ˈvɛstɹi/ · noun
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes..
The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.
Near-synonyms: parochial church council, PCC, parish council (ecclesiastical sense, uncommon)
The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
Use vestry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vestry means A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes..
Common synonyms include vestiary, sacristy, parochial church council, PCC.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
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