Definition of "vestry" in Englisch

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.

   • The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.

2. A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.

   • The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.

3. An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.