Pronunciation: ' ha-g ē - ə - ˌ sk ō p, ' h ā -j ē -
Function: noun
Date: circa 1840
: an opening in the interior walls of a cruciform church so placed as to afford a view of the altar to those in the transept
– ha · gio · scop · ic \ ˌ ha-g ē - ə - ' skä-pik, ˌ h ā -, -j ē - \ adjective