Associations to the word «Churchwarden»

Wiktionary

CHURCHWARDEN, noun. (British) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
CHURCHWARDEN, noun. (US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
CHURCHWARDEN, noun. (UK) (slang) A churchwarden pipe.
CHURCHWARDEN PIPE, noun. A tobacco pipe with a long, curved stem

Dictionary definition

CHURCHWARDEN, noun. An officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats