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Webster 1913 Edition

Chancel

Chan′cel

,
Noun.
[OF.
chancel
, F.
chanceau
,
cancel
, fr. L.
cancelli
lattices, crossbars. (The
chancel
was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See
Cancel
,
Verb.
T.
]
(Arch.)
(a)
That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
Hence, in modern use;
(b)
All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
Chancel aisle
(Arch.)
,
the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel.
–
Chancel arch
(Arch.)
,
the arch which spans the main opening, leading to the chancel.
–
Chancel casement
,
the principal window in a chancel.
Tennyson
. –
Chancel table
,
the communion table.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chancel

CHANCEL

,
Noun.
That part of the choir of a church, between the altar or communion table and the balustrade or railing that incloses it, or that part where the altar is placed; formerly inclosed with lattices or cross bars, as now with rails.

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