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| ves·try [ véstree ] (plural ves·tries) |
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1. room for vestments: a room attached to a church, where vestments or sacred objects are kept
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2. meeting room: a room in a church where meetings or classes are held
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3. church committee: in the Anglican Church, a committee of parishioners elected by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of the parish
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4. meeting of church members: in the Anglican Church, a meeting of church members or their representatives
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman variant of Old French vestiarie (see vestiary)] |
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  ves·tral adjective |
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