Chancel
Pronunciation : Chan"cel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913