chancel
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chancel
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin cancellus lattice, railing or screen before the altar of a church, Latin cancell ( ī ) (plural) lattice, railing, grating; see cancel
Example Sentences
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He said the candle-and-flower clad chancel and stained glass windows installed when his grandfather was a congregant were a touchstone for generations.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2018
"The evidence of disturbance to the grave and repair to the chancel floor leads us to this conclusion."
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2016
Kelso and Horn knew the men buried in the chancel didn’t include Capt. John Smith, the man many fans think Pocahontas married, or John Rolfe, the man she actually did marry.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2015
"We've known since 2010 that there were burials in the chancel of the church," said Jamestown Rediscovery Director William M. Kelso earlier this month in an interview at the gravesite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2015
Or was the vault under the chancel of Gateshead Church an inviting bourne?
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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