churchwarden

church·war·den  (chûrchwôrdn)

n.

1. A lay officer in the Anglican Church chosen annually by the vicar or the congregation to handle the secular and legal affairs of the parish.

2. One of two elected chief lay officers of the vestry in the Episcopal Church.

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churchwarden

Noun

1. Church of England, Episcopal Church a lay assistant of a parish priest

2. an old-fashioned long-stemmed tobacco pipe made of clay

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

churchwarden - an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters church officer - a church official