vestryman
noun
a member of a church vestry.
vestrymen
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pluralof vestryman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the early 1850s, three vestrymen from Christ Church founded the chapel, where services were led by lay members and volunteer students from Virginia Theological Seminary.
From Washington Post ā May 12, 2017
At last, the vestrymen decided to do something about the Melishes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before him, in the brown Gothic interior familiar to tourists, sat a score of the clergy, his vestrymen, and 1,200 members of the seven congregations of New York City's Trinity Parish.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1932, after Dr. Cowles had treated several thousand patients in St. Mark's, the vestrymen told Dr. Cowles to clear out.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was a very ticklish question with the pious vestrymen of Trinity, as it was generally suspected that they were commingling business and piety in a way that might, if known, cause them some trouble.
From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Myers Gustavus
