[hearse] n [ME herse, fr. MF herce harrow, frame for holding candles, fr. L hirpic-, hirpex harrow] (14c) 1 a: an elaborate framework erected over a coffin or tomb to which memorial verses or epitaphs are attached b: a triangular candelabrum for 15 candles used esp. at Tenebrae
2. a archaic: coffin b obs: bier 2
3: a vehicle for conveying the dead to the grave
[2]hearse vt hearsed ; hears.ing (1592) 1 a archaic: to place on or in a hearse b: to convey in a hearse
2: bury