vestry

• اسم يشير إلى غرفة ملحقة بالكنيسة تُحفظ فيها الأواني المقدسة والثياب الكهنوتية أو تُعقد فيها الاجتماعات. وفي الكنيسة الأسقفية البروتستانتية يعني أيضاً اللجنة المنتخبة من أفراد الرعية لإدارة الشؤون المادية للكنيسة بالاشتراك مع القائمين على شؤونها.

A noun referring to a room in a church used for storing sacred vessels and vestments, or for holding meetings; also, in the Protestant Episcopal Church, a committee elected by the congregation to manage the church's temporal affairs alongside the churchwardens.

1. Church committeeC1formal

   A committee elected by the congregation in some Christian denominations, especially the Protestant Episcopal Church, to manage the temporal affairs of the church alongside the churchwardens.

   لجنة الكنيسة

   • The vestry voted to approve the budget for the new roof.
   • He was elected to the vestry for a three-year term.
   • The vestry meets monthly to discuss church finances and property.

2. Church roomB2formal

   A room in a church used for storing sacred vessels, vestments, and other items, or for holding meetings.

   خزانة الكنيسة

   • The priest hung his robes in the vestry before the service.
   • The church council gathered in the vestry for their annual meeting.
   • The vestry contains a large safe for the communion silver.

   المرادفاتsacristy