charnel

(c̸här′nəl)

noun

Origin: OFr < LL carnale, graveyard; neut. of LL(Ec) carnalis, carnal

adjective

of, like, or fit for a charnel

See charnel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A repository for the bones or bodies of the dead; a charnel house.

adjective

Resembling, suggesting, or suitable for receiving the dead.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin carnāle

Origin: , from neuter of Latin carnālis, of the flesh

Origin: , from carō, carn-, flesh; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

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