Definitionn. a man who is a member of a church vestry
Last update: July 31, 2015
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Jefferson began his public service as a justice of the peace and parish vestryman; he was chosen a member of the Virginia house of burgesses in 1769 and of every succeeding assembly and convention of the colony until he entered the Continental Congress in 1775. [Please select]
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Your father's a vestryman, Phil, and I believe it has always been his hope that you would succeed him. [Please select]
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Langmaid's a vestryman, you know, and they've only got him there because he's the best corporation lawyer in the city. [Please select]
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Gratulateth himself that this fortunate parish hath at last for vestryman Mr. [Please select]
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It was at this moment that he perceived, pushing towards him with an air of rescue, the figure of his vestryman, Mr. [Please select]
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"I quite agree with you," replied the rector, looking straight at his vestryman. [Please select]
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As he made his exit under the strange scrutiny of the clergyman's gaze the little vestryman was plainly uncomfortable. [Please select]
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"He tells me he hasn't seen you, but that isn't surprising, for he hasn't been to church since June--and he's a vestryman now, too." [Please select]
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And he anticipated, from the light yet nervous pacing that he heard on the bare floor, that the visitor was none other than his vestryman, Mr. [Please select]
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