Bible Dictionaries
Chancel
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
(2):
(v. t.) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chancel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chancel.html. 1828.