n.1 either arm of the part of a cross-shaped church at right angles to the nave (north transept; south transept).
2 this part as a whole.
Derivatives:
transeptal adj.
Etymology: mod.L transeptum (as TRANS-, SEPTUM)
n.1 either arm of the part of a cross-shaped church at right angles to the nave (north transept; south transept).
2 this part as a whole.
Derivatives:
transeptal adj.
Etymology: mod.L transeptum (as TRANS-, SEPTUM)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012