vestry

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Synonyms: ventry, destry

Antonyms: ventry, destry

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Noun

1. A [[room]] in a [[church]] where the [[clergy]] put on their [[vestment]]s and where these are [[store]]d; also used for [[meeting]]s and [[class]]es.
2. An assembly of persons ([[ad hoc]] or [[recurrent]]) who manage [[parochial]] affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
3. A [[committee]] of [[parishioner]]s [[elected]] to [[administer]] the [[temporal]] [[affair]]s of a [[parish]].

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