chancel

/ˈtʃɑːnsəl/

Etymology

From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.

chancel means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.

chancel is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/.

name

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.“Holonyms: church, cathedral”
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.; The entire end of the church in which the altar stands, including the apse and the ambulatory.“Meronyms: presbytery, sanctuary, apse, ambulatory”
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.; A certain central portion of that end of the church, excluding the apse and the ambulatory.