vestry-room

  • 21vestry — vestral, adj. /ves tree/, n., pl. vestries. 1. a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy. 2. (in some churches) a room in or a building attached to a church, used as …

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  • 22vestry — ves·try || vestrɪ n. room in a church in which vestments or sacred vessels are stored; room in a church where meetings or classes are conducted; general meeting of the parishioners of a church …

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  • 23vestry — ves•try [[t]ˈvɛs tri[/t]] n. pl. tries 1) rel archit. a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy 2) rel archit. a room in or a building attached to a church, used as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24vestry — noun a) 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 b) A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish See Also …

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  • 25vestry — ves|try [ˈvestri] n plural vestries [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: vestiarie, from Medieval Latin vestiarium, from Latin vestire; VEST2] a small room in a church where a priest puts on his or her vestments and where holy plates, cups etc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26vestry — ves|try [ vestri ] noun count a room in a church used for storing things …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27vestry — priest s dressing room Ecclesiastical Terms …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 28vestry — noun (C) a small room in a church where the priest and choir change into their vestments and where holy plates, cups etc are stored …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Vestry — a room for the storage of sacred vessels, liturgical books and priestly vestments; and where the clergy don their cermonial attire; also known as a sacristy …

    Medieval glossary

  • 30Metropolitan vestry — Vestry Ves try, n.; pl. {Vestries}. [OE. vestrye, F. vestiaire, L. vestiarium, fr. vestiarius belonging to clothes, fr. vestis a garment. See {Vest}, n., and cf. {Vestiary}.] 1. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and… …

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