Etymology

clerestory

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Today it means: The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral. Full definition →

Middle English clerestory
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromclerestory
  2. English todayclerestory

From Middle English clerestory, from clere (“clear: light, lighted”) + story (“storey/story: level of a building”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.