vestry

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

sacristy

vestiary

sacristry

church room

robing room

vestments

shrine

Translations

Sakristei

sacristía

sacristie

sacristie

ιεροφυλάκιο

sagrestia

sacristia

sacrestia

sagristia

σκευοφυλάκιο

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛstɹi/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman vesterie, from Old French vestiaire (“room for vestments, dressing room”), from Latin vestiarium (“wardrobe”). Doublet of vestiary.