churchwarden

Definition of Churchwarden in English :

1. churchwarden

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Churchwarden

noun

1. Church of England, Episcopal Church

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

noun

1.

either of two lay officers of an Episcopal church who attend to certain secular matters, as care of church property

2. British

a clay tobacco pipe with a very long stem

n.

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