1. Noun
A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
2. Noun
A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.
3. Noun
A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.
4. Noun
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
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5. Noun
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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