Lady chapel

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:
1400–50; late Middle English (oure) lady chapell
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Lady Chapel
 
n
a chapel within a church or cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary

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