churchwarden
noun
- either of two lay officers of an Episcopal church who attend to certain secular matters, as care of church property
- Brit. a clay tobacco pipe with a very long stem
See churchwarden in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chûrchˈwôrˌdn)
noun- A lay officer in the Anglican Church chosen annually by the vicar or the congregation to handle the secular and legal affairs of the parish.
- One of two elected chief lay officers of the vestry in the Episcopal Church.
Learn more about churchwarden
link/cite
print
suggestion box