Definition of Chancel aisle. Meaning of Chancel aisle. Synonyms of Chancel aisle

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Definition of Chancel aisle

Chancel aisle
Chancel Chan"cel, n. [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 table, is placed. Hence, in modern use; (b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front. Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel. Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main opening, leading to the chancel. Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel. --Tennyson. Chancel table, the communion table.

Meaning of Chancel aisle from wikipedia

- The 1981 dig examined two areas of the ruined chancel aisle at the west end of the priory. The aisle was built in about 1300 in the Decorated style,...
- the nave and chancel, and are formed of one bay each. Beyond the crossing, the Seafarers' Chapel occupies the end of the north chancel aisle, whilst the...
- transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type building, the strict definition...
- a vestry to the side of the south chancel aisle. The exterior has crenellated parapets, except on the south aisle, where the west end terminates in a...
- the deanery of Liverpool South – Childwall. The chancel dates from the 14th century, and the south aisle and porch are probably from the 15th century. Additions...
- twenty-two feet wide. The north aisle and the south aisle are twenty-one and ten feet wide respectively. The chancel is nineteen feet wide. The south...
- Arms of Bourchier impaling Manners, sculpted above door to south chancel aisle, built by the 2nd Earl, Tawstock Church. Representing arms of John Bourchier...
- wide. The north chancel chapel is 16 feet (5 m) wide and the north aisle, 12.5 feet (3.8 m). Both the south chancel chapel and south aisle are 12 feet (3...
- Saxham, Suffolk. Her monument with re****bent effigy exists in the south chancel aisle built by her father-in-law and step-father in Tawstock Church, Devon...
- The ruins of the church, following its destruction in 1867: the north chancel aisle looking east...