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Lychgate

A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.

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noun
  1. 1

    A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.

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