retrochoir
English
/ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (architecture) Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.
- (architecture) In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar.
Etymology
Prefix from English choir.
Origin
English
choir
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antechoir English
- antichoir English
- choir English
- choirboy English
- choirgirl English
- choirless English
- choirlike English
- choirman English
- choirmaster English
- choirmate English
- choirmistress English
- choirstall English
- chorister English
- polychoir English
- quer Middle English
- kwaya Swahili
- ikhwaya Zulu
- kwaia Tok Pisin