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churchwarden

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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church·war·den /ˌtʃɜːtʃˈwɔːdn $ ˈtʃɜːrtʃwɔːrdn/ noun [countable]  RRCsomeone who looks after church property and money 〔负责教会财产和财务的〕教堂执事
Examples from the Corpus
churchwardenHe served as a churchwarden from 1856 to 1863 and as a county magistrate.Mr. Wood's place as churchwarden is to be taken by Kathleen Presnail.So please keep the churchwardens and the P.C.C in your prayers.The churchwarden Mrs Eagleston was to become a devoted friend of Ramsey.In Stourbridge he was churchwarden at St Mary's in 1634 and 1635, and again in 1650-1.
church·war·den nounChineseSyllable
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churchwarden
churchwarden /ˌtʃɜːtʃˈwɔːdn $ ˈtʃɜːrtʃwɔːrdn/ noun [countable]
someone who looks after church property and money


church·war·denBrE /ˌtʃɜːtʃˈwɔːdn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtʃɜːrtʃˈwɔːrdn/ 🔊 noun(in the Anglican Church 圣公会的) a person who is chosen by the members of a church to take care of church property and money 堂会理事(管理教会财务)