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ves·try
vestry
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- pronunciation:
- ve
stri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
vestries |
definition 1: |
a church room or building in which clerical vestments are put on and in which these and other liturgical objects are stored; sacristy.
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definition 2: |
a meeting room, in some churches.
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definition 3: |
in the Anglican and Episcopal churches, a lay committee that manages the temporal affairs of the church, or a meeting of this committee or of the congregation.
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related words: |
church |
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derivation: |
vestral (adj.) |
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