English noun: vestry | |||
| 1. | vestry (group) in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commission, committee | ||
| Member holonym | vestryman, vestrywoman | ||
| 2. | vestry (artifact) a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | ||
| Synonyms | sacristy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Part meronym | church, church building | ||