BURIAL


Meaning of BURIAL in English

n. 1 a the burying of a dead body. b a funeral. 2 Archaeol. a grave or its remains. burial-ground a cemetery.

[ ME, erron. formed as sing. of OE byrgels f. Gmc: rel. to BURY ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.