churchwarden

• Substantivo que designa um leigo eleito ou designado em uma igreja (especialmente anglicana ou episcopal) para auxiliar o pároco em questões seculares ou administrativas, como a gestão do patrimônio, das finanças e da ordem durante os cultos.

A noun referring to an officer in the Episcopal church who assists a parish priest with secular or administrative matters.

1. Church officialC1formalbritish

   A lay officer in a parish of the Anglican or Episcopal church who assists the priest with administrative and secular duties.

   Sacristão

   • The churchwarden organized the annual fundraising event.
   • He served as a churchwarden for over twenty years.
   • The churchwarden was responsible for maintaining the building.