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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: churchwarden n : an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
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