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Word: Lychgate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Old English līc ‘body’ + gate
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival.
Short Definition:roofed gateway to churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering coffin until clergyman's arrival
Variant Forms:
- lichgate
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