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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 ME (oure) lady chapell
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Lady Chapel also lady chapel  
n.  A chapel, as in a cathedral or church, usually located behind the sanctuary and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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