n.
Pronunciation: ' ber- ē - ə l, ' be-r ē - also ' b ə r-
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English beriel, berial, back-formation from beriels (taken as a plural), from Old English byrgels; akin to Old Saxon burgisli tomb, Old English byrgan to bury ― more at BURY
Date: 13th century
1 : GRAVE , TOMB
2 : the act or process of burying