vestryman
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈvɛstrɪmən/
:
miembro de la vestría
- The vestryman oversaw the planning of the annual church fundraiser to support community initiatives.
Examples
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Most English or Anglo-Irish landlords combined their local roles of Justice of the Peace, Guardian of the Poor Law Union, and Vestryman of the Church of Ireland with leisurely activities such as shooting, hunting, and fishing.
Academic text (1992) -
He is a vestryman at his local Episcopal church, where he helps manage church activities.
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As a dedicated vestryman, he attended all the meetings to discuss the church's needs and budget.
Synonyms
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6.0
A man who leads or works in a Christian church
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9.3
A person in some Anglican or Episcopal churches who helps the priest with church buildings and money
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6.5
A woman who works in or helps with church services and activities
A woman who is a member of the group that helps run a church
A person who has an official job in a church and helps lead it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vestryman comes from vestry, the church room where priests kept their special clothes, and that word goes back to Latin vestis meaning 'clothing' — you can see the same idea in the English word vest. Because important meetings and decisions happened in that room, a vestryman became a man who is part of the church group that looks after the building and its affairs.