Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C chancel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chan•cel Pronunciation: (chan'sul, chän'-), [key] — n. the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chancel (Thesaurus) chanceful chancellery ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hortatory Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language