vestry (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
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Hypernym committee, commission
Member meronym vestryman; vestrywoman
Incoming links
Hyponym committee, commission
Member holonym vestryman; vestrywoman

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