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单词 churchwarden
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
church•ward•en  (chûrch′wôr′dn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religion[Anglican Ch.]a lay officer who looks after the secular affairs of the church, and who, in England, is the legal representative of the parish.
  2. Religion[Episc. Ch.]a lay church officer who, with other members of the vestry, is in charge of the temporal management of the parish.
  3. Religiona long-stemmed clay pipe for smoking.
  • late Middle English chirche wardeyn 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
churchwarden /ˌtʃɜːtʃˈwɔːdən/ n
  1. one of two assistants of a parish priest who administer the secular affairs of the church
  2. a long-stemmed tobacco pipe made of clay
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