churchwarden

noun

church·​war·​den ˈchərch-ˌwȯr-dᵊn 

1

: one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches with responsibility especially for parish property and alms

2

: a long-stemmed clay pipe

Examples of churchwarden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, a number of the pieces depict the heritage of the area, such as a spectacular creation of T.S. Eliot, who served as a churchwarden at St Stephen’s Church on Gloucester Road. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1