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vestry

/'vɛstri/

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noun
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
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sacristy

type of:
room

part of:
church church building
noun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
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type of:
committee commission

Definition that contains vestry

recession the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
recessional the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
vestryman a man who is a member of a church vestry
vestrywoman a woman who is a member of a church vestry