undercroft

(un′dər krôft′)

noun

an underground room or vault, esp. beneath a church

Origin: ME < under- (see under-) + croft, a vault < ML crupta < L crypta, crypt

See undercroft in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A crypt, especially one used for burial under a church.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: : under-, under-

Origin: + croft, crypt (from Middle Dutch crofte, from Medieval Latin crupta, from Latin crypta, crypt; see crypt)

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