Definition of: chancel

(chan′səl, chän′-) noun
The space in a church reserved for the officiating clergy and the choir, often separated from the rest of the building by a screen or railing. [<OF <LL cancellus <cancelli, pl., lattice, railing; because it is so enclosed]

Most often used phrases:

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chancel nave
nave chancel
chancel screen
two bay chancel
new chancel
chancel roof
chancel floor
century chancel
south chancel
chancel wall
chancel windows
chancel dates
chancel window
chancel walls

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