Brit. a roofed gate at the entrance to a churchyard, where a coffin can be set down to await the arrival of the clergyman
Origin of lich gate
see lichlich gate
lich gateWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lich gate
noun
Variant of lych-gate
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