[lych-gate] n [ME lycheyate, fr. lich body, corpse (fr. OE lic) + gate, yate gate] (15c): a roofed gate in a churchyard under which a bier rests during the initial part of the burial service
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Meaning of LYCH-GATE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012