ETYM Old Eng. vestrye, French vestiaire, Latin vestiarium, from vestiarius belonging to clothes, from vestis a garment. Related to Vest, Vestiary.
/> 1. A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held; SYN. sacristy.
2. In the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church.
Priest's dressing room.