Ossuary Definition
ŏsho͝o-ĕrē, ŏsyo͝o-
ossuaries
noun
A container, as an urn or vault, for the bones of the dead.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Ossuary
Noun
Singular:
ossuaryPlural:
ossuariesOrigin of Ossuary
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From Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house"), from ossuārius (“of or for bones"), from compound of Latin os (“bone") + adjectival suffix -ārius (“of, related to").
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin ossuārium from neuter of Latin ossuārius of bones from os oss- bone ost- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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