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chancel

noun
/ˈtʃɑːnsəl/UK/ˈt͡ʃænsəl/US

Etymology

From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.

  1. derived from chancel

Definitions

  1. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the…

    The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

    • Holonyms: church, cathedral
    • Near-synonyms: presbytery, sanctuary, apse (all broadly synonymous)

  2. A surname

The neighborhood

Derived

chancel organ, chancel repair liability

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA