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

How to use churchwarden in a sentence

He subsequently served as Churchwarden and was active in many other Church offices.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Field's name is found in the St Botolph's parish books from 1657 to 1668, and in 1660 he was churchwarden.
A History of the Cambridge University Press|S. C. Roberts
I think a good likely girl, and a parish child of St. Bride's, of honest parentage, and recommended by the churchwarden.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
And feeding high, and living soft,Grew plump and able-bodied; Until the grave churchwarden doff'd,The parson smirk'd and nodded.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

I am sure that Mr. ——, the churchwarden, will be glad to accommodate you with a seat in his gig.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould

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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