Definition of vestry Vestry

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We found 8 definitions of vestry from 4 different sources.

What does vestry mean?

Noun Plural: vestries
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
		committee, commission a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
		vestryman a man who is a member of a church vestry
vestry - a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
		sacristy
		room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

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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.

vestry (n.)
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 (n.)
A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.
vestry (n.)
A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.