Vestry
WordNet
noun
(1) A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
(2) In the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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
- The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry
- A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish
- The vestry meets the first Tuesday every month