chancel
chan.cel \'chan(t)-s*l\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL cancellus lattice, fr. L cancelli; fr. the latt]icework enclosing it : the part of a church lying east of the nave and including choir and sanc tuary
Webster's English Dictionarychan.cel \'chan(t)-s*l\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL cancellus lattice, fr. L cancelli; fr. the latt]icework enclosing it : the part of a church lying east of the nave and including choir and sanc tuary