'Churchwarden' definitions:
Definition of 'churchwarden'
From: WordNet
noun
An officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
Definition of 'Churchwarden'
From: GCIDE
- Churchwarden \Church"ward`en\, n.
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]