the chancel is a form of:

Chancel



noun
1.
(the part of a church near the altar, used by the altar, used by the clergy and choir) បរិវេណបូជាមុខព្រះវិហារ
ENGLISH MEANING
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.