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noun
A partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An enclosed area, especially one separated from the main body of a building by a screen or partition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From Middle English parclose, perclose, from Old French parclos, perclose and others, Middle French parclose (“end, enclosure”), noun use of past participle of parclore (“to enclose”).
