English Dictionary

vestry

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɛstɹi/

名詞

A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.

日本語の意味

教会内で聖職者が祭服に着替え、祭服を保管するための部屋。会議や授業などにも使用されることがあり、聖職者用の装束や儀式用品の管理場所としての役割を果たす。

Before the wedding, the priest rushed into the vestry to change into his ceremonial robes.

結婚式の前に、司祭は儀式用の法衣に着替えるため、聖職者が祭服を着替えたり保管したりする教会の部屋に急いだ。

意味（1）

A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.

The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.

意味（2）

A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.

The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.

意味（3）

An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.

vestries （ plural ）