A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.
That part of a church appropriated to the singers.
The chancel. (Arch.)
Phrases & Compounds
Choir organ
one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir.
Choir screen
a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles.