From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchurchwardenchurch‧war‧den /ˌtʃɜːtʃˈwɔːdn $ ˈtʃɜːrtʃwɔːrdn/ noun [countable] RRCsomeone who looks after church property and money
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churchwarden• He 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. 