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Vestry

nounid 154960·updated May 18, 2026
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in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
sacristy
plural
Vestries
possessive
Vestry's
pluralpossessive
Vestries'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
§2
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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