<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural: vestries.</li><li>a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.</li><li>(in some churches) a room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc.</li><li>Episcopal Church: a committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church.</li><li>Church of England: a meeting attended by all the parishioners or by a committee of parishioners during which the official business of the church is discussed.</li></ul>