"select vestry" meaning in English

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Noun

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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "select vestry"
}

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  ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
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