vestryman

[ ves-tree-muhn ]

noun

, plural ves·try·men.

1. a member of a church vestry.

vestryman

/ ˈvɛstrɪmən /

noun

1. a member of a church vestry

Word History and Origins

Origin of vestryman¹

First recorded in 1605–15; vestry + man

Example Sentences

For some time he was a vestryman of the Episcopal church which the family attend.

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To them he was an infinitely superior vestryman with a tremendous power for dispensing coal and food to the poor.

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To get into this Vestry in the eminent capacity of Vestryman, gigantic efforts are made, and Herculean exertions used.

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Hae ye forgotten that this is Mr. Abner Marchand, your fellow-vestryman an' your senior warden?

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Empires are now governed like parishes, and a great statesman is only a select vestryman.

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