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vestry. A room in or attached to a church in which the vestments, vessels, and other requisites for Divine worship are kept and in which the clergy robe. From the fact that it was here that parishioners formerly met to transact the business of the parish, the word came to be used both of the parochial body (the incumbent or curate in charge, the persons rated for the relief of the poor of the parish, and the occupiers of the property so rated), and of the actual meeting. After 1894 the vestries of the C of E gradually lost most of their powers. In the Episcopal Church of the USA every parish has a ‘vestry’, consisting of the incumbent, two wardens, and a number of ‘vestrymen’ it is responsible for the financial administration of the parish and exercises control over the appointment of the incumbent (subject to the bishop's approval).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "vestry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "vestry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-vestry.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "vestry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-vestry.html |
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ves·try / ˈvestrē/ • n. (pl. -tries) a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments. ∎ a meeting of parishioners, originally in a vestry, for the conduct of parochial business. ∎ a body of parishioners meeting in such a way. |
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"vestry." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vestry." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vestry.html "vestry." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vestry.html |
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vestry a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into ceremonial vestments; a meeting of parishioners, originally in a vestry, for the conduct of parochial business; a body of parishioners meeting in such a way.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "vestry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "vestry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-vestry.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "vestry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-vestry.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "vestry." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "vestry." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-vestry.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "vestry." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-vestry.html |
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Vestryin the Church of England, the body which administers the affairs of the church or parish, hence, the collective body of churchwardens, 1672. |
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"Vestry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vestry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301684.html "Vestry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301684.html |
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"vestry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vestry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vestry.html "vestry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vestry.html |
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