noun
- plural of vestry: rooms in churches where clergy put on their robes and where sacred objects are stored
- plural of vestry: committees of church members who manage the temporal affairs of a parish
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The old cathedral had several vestries where priests prepared for services.
- Sacred vessels were kept locked in the vestries overnight.
- The vestries of both parishes met to discuss the merger.
- Church vestries typically handle financial matters and building maintenance.
- She found the missing hymnal in one of the smaller vestries.
- The vestries voted to approve the new stained glass windows.