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lychgate Definition


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lichgate
lychgate
noun
    1. A roofed gateway to a churchyard, originally used to shelter a coffin until a member of the clergy arrived to conduct the funeral.
Etymology: 15c: Anglo-Saxon lic corpse + gate.




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