lych gate

(lic̸h)

lich gate

See lych gate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or lych gate also lich gate

noun
A roofed gateway to a churchyard used originally as a resting place for a bier before burial.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English lycheyate

Origin: : lyche, corpse, body (from Old English līc; see līk- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + gate, yate, gate; see gate1

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