CHEVET

Etymology

Noun

chevet (plural chevets)

(architecture) The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part.

Source: Wiktionary


Che*vet", n. Etym: [F., head of the bed, dim. fr. chef head. See Chief.] (Arch.)

Definition: The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass


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