OSSUARY


Meaning of OSSUARY in English

[ 'ɒsjʊəri ]

■ noun ( plural ossuaries ) a container or room for the bones of the dead.

Origin

C17: from late L. ossuarium , formed irregularly from L. os , oss- 'bone'.

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