noun
- a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where clergy and choir members may robe
- a meeting of parishioners or a committee elected by them to transact the temporal affairs of the parish
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The priest changed into his ceremonial robes in the vestry before the service.
- The altar boys gathered in the vestry to prepare for mass.
- Sacred chalices and candles were stored in the church vestry.
- The vestry met monthly to discuss church finances and maintenance.
- She was elected to serve on the parish vestry for three years.
- The vestry voted to approve the new stained glass windows.