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Definition of Antechoir
1. n. A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers.
Definition of Antechoir
1. Noun. the part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy ¹
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Definition of Antechoir
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antechoir
Literary usage of Antechoir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"antechoir. A reserved space more or less enclosed, in front of a choir; especially
the space between the inner and outer gates of the choir screen. ..."
2. The Architects' and Builders' Pocket-book: A Handbook for Architects by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"antechoir. The part under the rood loft, between the doors of the choir and the
outer entrance of the screen, forming a sort of lobby. ..."
3. The Life, Letters, and Sermons of Bishop Herbert de Losinga by Herbert de Losinga, Edward Meyrick Goulburn, Henry Symonds (1878)
"identifies this chapel with the ' antechoir.' " Now in the first Register of the
Prior and Convent of Norwich there is an account of the foundation and ..."
4. The Architect's and Builder's Pocket-book of Mensuration, Geometry by Frank Eugene Kidder (1892)
"antechoir.—The part under the rood loft, between the doors of the choir and *the
outer entrance of the screen, forming a sort of lobby. ..."
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