chan‧cel /ˈtʃɑːns
əl $ ˈtʃæn-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Late Latin cancellus 'framework of crossed bars', from Latin cancer ( ⇒ cancel); because the chancel was enclosed with such a framework]
the part of a church where the priests and the
choir (=singers) sit
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