"select vestry" meaning in All languages combined

See select vestry on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: select vestries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} select vestry (plural select vestries)
  1. A board consisting of representatives of the ratepayers, as opposed to the common vestry or assembly of all the ratepayers.
    Sense id: en-select_vestry-en-noun-fi6XzTdm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for select vestry meaning in All languages combined (0.7kB)

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