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The correct spelling is vestry.
How to pronounce vestry
noun
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The correct spelling is vestry. 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. For example: "The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry."
Usage Examples
“The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.”
“The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.”
Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
- 3.An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
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