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lich gate

or lych 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 called resurrection gate.

Origin of lich gate

First recorded in 1475–85

Words nearby lich gate

lichen scrofulosorum, lichen simplex, lichen striatus, lichen urticatus, Lichfield, lich gate, lichi, lich stone, licht, Lichtenstein, licit
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British Dictionary definitions for lich gate

lich gate
/ (lɪtʃ) /

noun

a variant spelling of lych gate
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