n.
Pronunciation: ' tran(t)- ˌ sept
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- + septum, saeptum enclosure, wall
Date: circa 1542
: the part of a cruciform church that crosses at right angles to the greatest length between the nave and the apse or choir also : either of the projecting ends of a transept
– tran · sep · tal \ tran(t)- ' sep-t ə l \ adjective