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cancellus
[ kan-sel-uhs ]
noun
, Architecture.
, plural can·cel·li [kan-, sel, -ahy, -, sel, -ee].
- (in an early Christian basilica) one of a row of bars separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation.
- (in an ancient Roman basilica) one of a row of bars separating the court personnel from the spectators.
- cancelli, a screen of such bars.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cancellus1
< Latin, equivalent to canc ( rī ) grating (plural of cancer, apparently dissimilated form of carcer prison) + -ellus diminutive suffix
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