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vestry
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Definitions ofvestry
1noun
- 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.
Example: "The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry."
- A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
Example: "The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month."
- An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
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