lych-gate

noun

Etymology

From lich (“corpse”) + gate.

  1. inherited from *gatą
  2. inherited from *gat
  3. inherited from ġeat
  4. inherited from gate
  5. compounded as lych-gate — “lich + gate

Definitions

  1. A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await…

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

    • If you take the turn to the left, after you pass the lyke-gate at Combehurst Church, …
    • Church Hill climbs steeply to All Saints, with its lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA