chancel

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtʃɑːnsəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.