| 单词 | vestry-book |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvestry-book vestry-book n. (a) a book in which the proceedings of a parochial vestry are recorded; (b) a book kept in a vestry in which the births, marriages, and deaths of the parishioners are registered. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > book (general) > other books > [noun] > parish register parish book1594 church book1596 church register1606 parish register1653 vestry-book1773 society > faith > artefacts > book (general) > other books > [noun] > recording proceedings of parochial vestry vestry-book1773 1773–4 Irish Acts 13 & 14 Geo. III c. 10 §4 The said election or nomination shall be entered in the vestry book of every parish, union, or chapelry. 1789 W. Scott in J. Haggard Rep. Cases Consistory Court London (1822) I. 13 As..no poll appears for Anthony, and the vestry book, which must be taken to be the authentic book, makes no mention of him, I cannot look on him as elected. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin lxv. 602 I was sent for to the Castle to give a private baptism..and requesting that I would bring the vestry-book along with me for the registration. 1912 A. Gordon in Jrnl. Friends' Hist. Soc. 9 202 A modern forgery, entered in the church~wardens' vestry-book at Cheltenham. < as lemmas |
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