retrochoir

/ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)//ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.

  2. 2

    In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar.

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