vestry
(noun)
noun
1. in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
Definition categories: group, commission, committee
2. a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
Similar word(s): sacristy
Definition categories: man–made, room
Sentences with vestry as a noun:
- The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
- The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.