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vestryman

/ˈves.tri.mən/

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noun

/ˈves.tri.mən/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее мужчину, который является членом церковного совета, обычно участвующего в административных или финансовых делах прихода.

A noun referring to a man who serves as a member of a church vestry, typically involved in the administrative or financial affairs of the parish.

  1. Church officialC2formalbritish

    A male member of a church vestry, which is a committee that manages the temporal affairs of a parish.

    ruЦерковный староста

    • The vestryman was responsible for maintaining the church building.
    • Each vestryman voted on the annual budget for the parish.
    • The new vestryman was elected during the annual meeting.
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  • vestrymen's possessive plural form
  • vestryman's possessive singular form