chancel
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Noun — The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.
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Etymology
From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.
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