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chan·cel 
[chan-suhl, chahn-] Pronunciation Key
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[chan-suhl, chahn-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials. |
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < MF < LL cancellus lattice, railing or screen before the altar of a church, L cancell(ī) (pl.) lattice, railing, grating; see cancel]
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chanceled, chancelled, adjective
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| chan·cel
(chān'səl) Pronunciation Key
n. The space around the altar of a church for the clergy and sometimes the choir, often enclosed by a lattice or railing. [Middle English chauncel, from Old French chancel, from Late Latin cancellus, latticework, sing. of Latin cancellī; see cancel.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
chancel
chancel
1303, from O.Fr. chancel, from L.L. cancellus "lattice," from L. cancelli (pl.) "grating, bars" (see cancel), for the lattice-work that separated the chancel from the nave in a church.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| chancel | |
noun | |
| area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Chancel
Chan"cel\, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. Hence, in modern use; (b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front. Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel. Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main opening, leading to the chancel. Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel. --Tennyson. Chancel table, the communion table.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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