noun. A lay officer in an Anglican church, chosen annually by the parish priest or the congregation to handle secular and legal affairs.

noun. In the Anglican Church, an officer whose business it is to look after the secular affairs of the church, and who in England is the legal representative of the parish.

noun. A long clay pipe.

noun. A shag or cormorant.

noun. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.

noun. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube.

noun. A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.

noun. A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.

noun. A churchwarden pipe.

noun. an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters

"The Vicar, finding his comfort in the practice of a Christian virtue, exercised forbearance; but he revenged himself by calling the churchwarden Bismarck behind his back."

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churchwarden pipe  churchwardenship  

church officer