Lych-gate Definition

lich
noun

Lich gate.

Webster's New World
A roofed gateway to a churchyard used originally as a resting place for a bier before burial.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Lych-gate

Noun

Singular:
lych-gate
Plural:
lych-gates

Origin of Lych-gate

  • Middle English lycheyate lyche corpse, body (from Old English līc līk- in Indo-European roots) gate, yate gate gate1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From lich (“corpse") +"Ž gate.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

LLYLYC

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ETEATE

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lych-gate

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With L9 Letter Words Ending With E