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# churchwarden

noun (a churchwarden, churchwardens)

«churchwarden» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church building, its money and services. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#m1)
2. (old) A long clay pipe for smoking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in church life: the churchwarden welcomes people, counts the collection, helps the vicar; in village stories.

### Examples

- The churchwarden unlocked the church for the choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#x1)
- Mrs Patel is a churchwarden at St Mary's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#x2)
- The churchwardens counted the collection after the service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#x3)
- Each parish chooses two churchwardens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#x4)
- The churchwarden helped fix the leaking roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#x5)
- Our churchwarden rings the bell on Sunday mornings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/#x6)

### Note

One word. Not a priest: a lay (non-clergy) helper. Also written «church warden» sometimes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «churchwarden» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«churchwarden» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/churchwarden.html) on Mova free.