chancel
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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
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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
"The evidence of disturbance to the grave and repair to the chancel floor leads us to this conclusion."
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2016
At Jamestown I learned that the communion table stood in the chancel, and it was therefore the holiest spot in the church, and only the most important people in the community were buried beneath it.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2015
Burying his kinsman in the chancel gave the governor a chance to make a statement, Horn said, beginning with the elaborate coffins.
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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