Vestry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɛstɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vestry is a noun meaning A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.
Meaning
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.
More Meanings
- An assembly of persons (ad hoc or recurrent) who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
- A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
Example Sentences
The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
Near-synonyms: parochial church council, PCC, parish council (ecclesiastical sense, uncommon)
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.
Word Forms
- vestries
Synonyms for vestry
Depending on context, synonyms include vestiary, sacristy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sacristy, vestiary, revestiary, stall, closet, storeroom.
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