Function: noun
Etymology: from the mention in Mount 27:7 of the purchase of a potter's field for use as a graveyard
Date: 1777
: a public burial place for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals
Function: noun
Etymology: from the mention in Mount 27:7 of the purchase of a potter's field for use as a graveyard
Date: 1777
: a public burial place for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012