Main Entry:

ves·try

Pronunciation:

\ˈves-trē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural vestries

Etymology:

Middle English vestrie, probably from Anglo-French *vesterie, alteration of Middle French vestiarie, from Medieval Latin vestiarium, from Latin, cupboard for storing clothes, from vestis garment; from its use as a robing room for the clergy

Date:

14th century

1 a: sacristy b: a room used for church meetings and classes2 a: the business meeting of an English parish b: an elective body in an Episcopal parish composed of the rector and a group of elected parishioners administering the temporal affairs of the parish