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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The coffins have been left undisturbed, though builders have installed a glass panel in the chancel floor above them for visitors to catch a glimpse.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2017
Two of the three faces in the church’s chancel windows portraying St. Paul, St. John and Christ knocking at the door were cracked and had to be sent to England.
From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2017
Henry III added a rectangular chancel in 1240.
From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2016
Important people would likely be in the chancel, where, by Protestant tradition, the elite were laid to rest.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015
Or was the vault under the chancel of Gateshead Church an inviting bourne?
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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