Main Entry:

tran·sept

Pronunciation:

\ˈtran(t)-ˌsept\

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)-ˈsep-t^əl\ adjective