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chancel

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chancel /ˈtʃɑːns(ə)l/

▶noun the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen.

– origin ME: from OFr., from L. cancelli ‘crossbars’.

'chancel' also found in these Oxford entries:

dossal - nave - presbytery - rood - rood screen - sanctuary - sedilia - stall

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