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vestry

Meaninga wardrobe

Common meaning: a room for church robes

Journey through time

  1. Latinvestiarium‘a wardrobe’source
  2. Old Frenchvestiairesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa wardrobe → a room for church robesvestry‘a room for church robes’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin vestiarium ‘a wardrobe’.

Roots

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