| Chancel 1. (v. t.) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. 2. (v. t.) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front. Thesaurus Entries Easter sepulcher, ambry, apse, baptistery, blindstory, choir, cloisters, confessional, confessionary, crypt, diaconicon, diaconicum, nave, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair, rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, transept, triforium, vestry |