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Definition of Chancel casement

Chancel casement
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.

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- Chancel repair liability is a legal obligation on a small number of property owners in England and Wales to pay for certain repairs to a church, often...
- with a 2-light cusped-headed mullioned ca****t. The windows on the north front are 2 or 3-light mullioned ca****ts. The roof line is irregular with gables...
- plain hinges were used with a ca****t stay. Handing applies to ca****t windows to determine direction of swing; a ca****t window may be left-handed, right-handed...
- rail or chancel rail) is a low barrier, sometimes ornate and usually made of stone, wood or metal in some combination, delimiting the chancel or the sanctuary...
- by Donations of several Persons, for re-building the Parish Church and Chancel of Tetbury aforesaid. Dobinson's Estate Act 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 53 Pr. 19...
- seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel, between the nave and the sanctuary, which houses the altar and Church...
- constitutional law case, concerning judicial review. In the vast majority of ecclesiastical parishes (into which all of England and Wales is split) chancel repair...
- architectural firm Tallmadge & Watson. The firm designed two houses and a church's chancel in Highland Park; the Granville-Mott House is the largest of these works...
- than life-size. The large, upper clerestory windows along the nave and chancel depict scenes from the Old Testament, while the smaller medallion windows...
- the resurrection in Western Christianity, traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day and for the rest of Eastertide. Additional...