CHURCHWARDEN

Churchwarden

A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish church or congregation of the Anglican Communion, usually working as a part-time volunteer. Holders of these positions are ex officio members of the parish board, usually called a vestry, parish council, parochial church council, or in the case of a Cathedral parish the chapter.

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churchwarden

Noun

  1. A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
  2. A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
  3. A churchwarden pipe.
    There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. — W. Black.


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