lychgate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lychgate /ˈlɪtʃgeɪt/
noun a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival.
– origin C15: from OE līc ‘body’ + gate1.
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