n.
Pronunciation: ' ä-sh ə - ˌ wer- ē , -sy ə -, -s ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ar · ies
Etymology: Late Latin ossuarium, from Latin, neuter of ossuarius of bones, from Old Latin ossua, plural of oss-, os
Date: 1658
: a depository for the bones of the dead