Synonyms for vestry

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ves-tree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛs tri

Définition of vestry

Origin : late 14c., probably from Anglo-French *vesterie, from Old French vestiaire "room for vestments," from Latin vestarium "wardrobe," noun use of neuter of vestiarius (adj.) "of clothes," from vestis "garment" (see vest (v.)).

As in chapel : noun church room

Example sentences :

He drove on, almost to the vestry, and found no trace of her.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

By the time they entered Tiverton Street, the vestry was full of chattering groups.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

You'll find a fire in the vestry, on account of the painters.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

At Rettenden, Essex, there is a room over the vestry which has evidently been an anchor-hold.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

He returned the bottle to his pocket, and went to the vestry for his surplice.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

He saw Mr. Bonnithorne, who was at the head of it, go into the vestry.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

He elbowed and edged his way through the crowd, and got into the vestry at last.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

In the vestry he approached the bride and muttered the conventional wishes.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

They were all in the vestry now, standing together in a group.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

And they followed him into the vestry, attended by the two witnesses.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

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