OSSUARY


Meaning of OSSUARY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a receptacle for the bones of the dead; a charnel-house; a bone-urn. 2 a cave in which ancient bones are found.

[ LL ossuarium irreg. f. os ossis bone ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.