/kript/ , n.
1. a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
2. Anat. a slender pit or recess; a small glandular cavity.
[ 1375-1425 for sense "grotto"; 1555-65 for current senses; late ME cripte crypta krypté hidden place, n. use of fem. of kryptós hidden, verbid of krýptein to hide; r. earlier crypta ]