1. The eastern end of a church, typically containing the altar and often featuring an apse and radiating chapels.
Usage: architecture; primarily used in descriptions of medieval and Gothic churches

Examples

• The chevet of the cathedral features three radiating chapels.
• Medieval architects designed the chevet with intricate ribbed vaulting.
• The chevet's stained glass windows flood the altar with colored light.
• This Romanesque church has a simple chevet without ambulatory chapels.
• The chevet represents the most ornate section of the Gothic basilica.