Word: chancels
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chan
cels
Definition: Plural of chancel; area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
Morphemes:
Affix: chancel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: chancel
Language: fro
Decoded: chancel
PoS: Noun
Meaning: chancel
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.