revestry

noun

re·​ves·​try

-trē

: a place for the vesting of priests : vestry

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, modification (influenced by vestrie vestry) of Middle French revestiarie, from Medieval Latin revestiarium, from re- + vestiarium vestry

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