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lich gate

or lych gate

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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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Nearby words

  1. licentiate,
  2. licentious,
  3. licentiously,
  4. licet,
  5. lich,
  6. lich stone,
  7. lichee,
  8. lichen,
  9. lichen myxedematosus,
  10. lichen nitidus

Origin of lich gate

First recorded in 1475–85
Also called resurrection gate.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for lich gate

lich gate

/ (lɪtʃ) /

noun

a variant spelling of lych gate
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