ves ‧ try /ˈvestri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural vestries ) [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: vestiarie , from Medieval Latin vestiarium , from Latin vestire ; ⇨ ↑ vest 2 ]
a small room in a church where a priest puts on his or her vestments and where holy plates, cups etc are kept