Lady chapel

American  

noun

1. a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.

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Lady Chapel British  

noun

1. a chapel within a church or cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary

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Etymology

Origin of Lady chapel

1400–50; late Middle English ( oure ) lady chapell

Example Sentences

The King, speaking in the abbey's medieval Lady Chapel, also hailed the "spontaneous bravery" of those who helped in emergencies, such as the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.

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This traditional speech, filmed in the Lady Chapel of the medieval church in central London, follows his "good news" earlier this month about responding well to cancer treatment.

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This year's setting is below the Lady Chapel's famous medieval vaulted ceiling, in a chapel where 15 previous kings and queens are buried, including Elizabeth I, Mary I and Charles II.

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The coffin will remain in the cathedral's Lady Chapel overnight.

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The coffin will remain in the Lady Chapel overnight, before the funeral the following day.

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