Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary. 2. (n.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry. 3. (n.) A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia VESTRY ves'-tri (meltachah): Once, in 2 Kings 10:22, as a place for vestments.

Multi-Version Concordance Vestry (1 Occurrence) 2 Kings 10:22 He said to him who was over the vestry, "Bring out robes for all the worshippers of Baal!" He brought robes out to them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)