hanging vs dossal

hanging and dossal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hanging	Yes	No	No	No
dossal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dossal is a hyponym of hanging; that is, dossal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hanging:

hanging: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
dossal: an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel

Other hyponyms of hanging include dossel, Kakemono, lambrequin, arras, tapestry.

hanging (noun)	dossal (noun)
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)	an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window