Chancel
Chancel , noun
[Old French chancel, French chanceau, cancel, from Latin cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, transitive verb]
(a)
(Architecture) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
(b)
(Architecture) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
Collocations (4)
Chancel aisle (Architecture) , the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel.
Chancel arch (Architecture) , 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.