revestry
nounUK /ˈrɛvɪstri/
US /ˈrɛvəstri/
A revestry is a small room in a church where special clothes and things for services are kept.
The choir left their robes in the revestry after the morning service.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A place where sacred vessels and vestments are stored and prepared.
The priest unlocked the revestry to fetch the silver chalice.
3. A room used by clergy to dress before a ceremony.
The bishop waited in the revestry until the procession began.
4. A small side room attached to a chapel for keeping records and supplies.
Old parish registers were found in a cupboard in the revestry.