vestry

ves·try  (vstr)

n. pl. ves·tries

1. A room in or attached to a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these robes and other sacred objects are stored; a sacristy.

2. A room in a church used for meetings and classes.

3. A committee of members elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.

4. A business meeting of parishioners in a parish.

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[Middle English vestrie, probably from Anglo-Norman *vesterie, alteration of Old French vestiarie; see vestiary.]

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vestry [ˈvɛstrɪ]

n pl -tries

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc., are kept

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc.

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Church of England

a.  a meeting of all the members of a parish or their representatives, to transact the official business of the parish

b.  the body of members meeting for this; the parish council

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Episcopalian (US) and Anglican (Canadian) Churches a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church

[probably from Old French vestiarie; see vest]

vestral  adj

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Vestry in the Church of England, the body which administers the affairs of the church or parish, hence, the collective body of churchwardens, 1672.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 commission, committee - 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 vestrywoman - a woman who is a member of a church vestry
	2.	vestry - a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held sacristy church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty" room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

Translations

vestry [ˈvestrɪ] N → sacristía f

vestry [ˈvɛstri] n → sacristie f

vestry

n → Sakristei f

vestry [ˈvɛstrɪ] n → sagrestia