Antechoir
an enclosed sp-ce in front of the of a church.
noun
the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
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- Ante-christum
before christ. abbreviation: a.c.
- Antecourt
a forecourt.
- Antediluvian patriarch
see under (def 1).
- Patriarch
the male head of a family or tribal line. a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, cl-ss, etc. any of the very early biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race, comprising those from adam to noah (antediluvian patriarchs) and those between the deluge and the birth of abraham. […]
- Antefix
an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles. an ornament above the top molding of a cornice. historical examples the antefix has the breadth of a hole and one eighth, and the thickness of one […]