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Meaning Of Vestry
n.
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.
n.
A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage
parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.
n.
A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually
by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.