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churchwarden
[ church-wawr-dn ]
/ ˈtʃɜrtʃˌwɔr dn /
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noun
Anglican Church. a lay officer who looks after the secular affairs of the church, and who, in England, is the legal representative of the parish.
Episcopal Church. a lay church officer who, with other members of the vestry, is in charge of the temporal management of the parish.
a long-stemmed clay pipe for smoking.
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Origin of churchwarden
1400–50; late Middle English chirche wardeyn
Words nearby churchwarden
church suffering, church text, church triumphant, church visible, churchward, churchwarden, churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars
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British Dictionary definitions for churchwarden
churchwarden
/ (ˌtʃɜːtʃˈwɔːdən) /
noun
Church of England Episcopal Church one of two assistants of a parish priest who administer the secular affairs of the church
a long-stemmed tobacco pipe made of clay
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