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vestry
noun
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ESTR
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
“The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.”
A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
“The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.”
An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
In context
Example Sentences
The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.