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Noun: vestry  ves-tree
  1. A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
    "The altar boys gathered in the vestry before mass";
    - sacristy
     
  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
    "The vestry met to discuss the church's budget and maintenance needs"

Derived forms: vestries

Type of: commission, committee, room

Part of: church, church building

Encyclopedia: Vestry