chancel

See also: Chancel

English

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Etymology

From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃænsəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnsəl, -ænsəl

Noun

chancel (plural chancels)

  1. 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.
    • 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “[The Historie of Irelande [].] The Thirde Booke of the Historie of Ireland, Comprising the Raigne of Henry the Eyght: [...].”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande [], volume I, London: [] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Hunne, →OCLC, pages 77–78, column 2:
      The Citizens in their rage, imagining that euery poſt in the Churche had bin one of ye Souldyers, ſhot habbe or nabbe at randon[sic – meaning random] uppe to the Roode lofte, and to the Chancell, leauing ſome of theyr arrowes ſticking in the Images.
    • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict:
      Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.

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French

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Etymology

Inherited from Old French chancel, from Latin cancellus.

Noun

chancel m (plural chancels)

  1. chancel

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cancellus.

Noun

chancel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chanceaus or chanceax or chanciaus or chanciax or chancels, nominative singular chanceaus or chanceax or chanciaus or chanciax or chancels, nominative plural chancel)

  1. chancel

Descendants

  • French: chancel, cancel, chanceau
  • Breton: kañsell
  • English: chancel, chauncel
  • Scottish Gaelic: seansal
  • Spanish: cancel
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