Vestry
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Vestry - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
VEST'RY, n. [L. vestiarium.]
1. A room appendant to a church, in which the sacerdotal vestments, in which the sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are kept, and where parochial meetings are held.
2. A parochial assembly, so called because held in the vestry.
The council are chosen by the vestry.
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