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vestry

Syllabification: (ves·try)
Pronunciation: /ˈvestrē/

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Definition of vestry

noun (plural vestries)

  • a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments.
  • a meeting of parishioners, originally in a vestry, for the conduct of parochial business.
  • a body of parishioners meeting in a vestry.

Origin:

late Middle English: probably from an Anglo-Norman French alteration of Old French vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium

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