noun. The space around the altar of a church for the clergy and sometimes the choir, often enclosed by a lattice or railing.

noun. Eccles., the inclosed space in a church surrounding the altar, and railed off from the choir; the sanctuary.

noun. An inclosed space railed off in courts of judicature.

noun. That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.

noun. All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.

noun. the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel.

noun. the arch which spans the main opening, leading to the chancel.

noun. the principal window in a chancel.

noun. the communion table.

noun. The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

noun. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

"These walls were called cancelli, hence the English word "chancel"."

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