Lady chapel

noun

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

Origin of Lady chapel

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

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Now nothing remains of the former twelfth and thirteenth century work but the lady-chapel of the choir.
The Cathedrals of Northern France|Francis Miltoun
There was subsequently, however, for a long period, a passage between the Retro-choir and the Lady-chapel.
Hertfordshire|Herbert W Tompkins
The decorations depict scenes from the life of the Virgin and are also reproduced in part in the glass of the lady-chapel.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine|Francis Miltoun
The lady-chapel was added about eighty years after the early part of the nave had been built, and has since been much altered.
Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901)|Hubert C. Corlette

The bishop's executors paid 20 "for making a certain window in the lady-chapel near the high altar in the preceding year."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely|W. D. Sweeting

British Dictionary definitions for lady chapel

Lady Chapel

noun

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

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Lady chapel

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