CHANCE
Chance, adv.
Defn: By chance; perchance. Gray.
CHANCEABLE
Chance"a*ble, a.
Defn: Fortuitous; casual. [Obs.]
CHANCEABLY
Chance"a*bly, adv.
Defn: By chance. [Obs.]
CHANCEFUL
Chance"ful, a.
Defn: Hazardous. [Obs.] Spenser.
CHANCEL Chan"cel, n. Etym: [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. Hence, in modern use; (b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front. Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel. — Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main opening, leading to the chancel — Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel. Tennyson. — Chancel table, the communion table.
CHANCELLERY
Chan"cel*ler*y, n. Etym: [Cf. Chancery.]