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lich gate
noun
a roofed gate to a churchyard under
which
a bier is
set
down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
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Also,
lych gate.
Also called
resurrection gate.
Origin:
1475–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
lich gate
(lɪtʃ)
—
n
a variant spelling of
lych gate
lych gate
or
lich gate
(lɪtʃ)
—
n
a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
[C15:
lich,
from Old English
līc
corpse]
lich gate
or
lich gate
—
n
[C15:
lich,
from Old English
līc
corpse]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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