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retrochorus

retrochorus [CL retro-+chorus; al. div.], (arch.) retrochoir (part of a cathedral or large church that lies behind or east of the choir): a (place to the east of the choir stalls); b (place for confession before the altar steps). a a1273 ipse fecit renovare ymaginem sanctae Mariae et sancti Johannis ultra magnum altare et fecit dealbare volsuras in retro choro Swafham 107.  b ad missam matutinalem, quando celebratur ante capitulum, debet sacerdos ad ~um venire, cum omnibus vestibus sacerdotalibus preter casulam, et astantibus sibi diacono et subdiacono dextra levaque, confessionem facere, et sic demum accedere ad altare Obs. Barnwell 108.

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