vestry

• Nom désignant une pièce dans une église servant à conserver les vases sacrés et les vêtements liturgiques ou à tenir des réunions ; également, dans l'Église épiscopale protestante, un comité élu par les paroissiens pour gérer les affaires matérielles de l'église avec les marguilliers.

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.

   conseil paroissial

   • 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.

   sacristie

   • 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.

   Synonymessacristy