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(-wôrd′'n)

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

Origin: ME chirchewardein: see church & warden

See churchwarden in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

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