n.
Function: noun
Etymology: death + watch (vigil)
Date: circa 1890
1 : a vigil kept over the dead or dying
2 : the guard set over a criminal to be executed
n.
Function: noun
Etymology: death + watch (vigil)
Date: circa 1890
1 : a vigil kept over the dead or dying
2 : the guard set over a criminal to be executed
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012