Definition for Vestry:

• in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

Synonyms for Vestry:

• n.

  •
  • chancel,
  • apse,
  • choir,
  • choir loft,
  • vestry room,
  • loft,
  • crypt,
  • holy of holies,
  • choir stalls,
  • cell.
  •chapel (noun)
  • tabernacle,
  • sanctuary,
  • church,
  • shrine,
  • oratory.
  •group (noun)
  • vestry.
  •sacristy (noun)
  • sacristy.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • robing-room.
  •assembly
  • gathering.

Vestry Sentence Examples:

• It is not at all unusual for him to be kept a considerable time in the vestry after service, and to - day is the Feast of St Michael's and all Angels, you know.

• At the close of the evening service the doctor and Carl found themselves alone in the vestry.

Hyponym for Vestry:

• n.

  • group
    commission, committee.

Meronym for Vestry:

• n.

  • group
    vestryman, vestrywoman.