OSSUARY


Meaning of OSSUARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-shə-ˌwer-ē, -syə-, -sə- ]

noun

( plural -ar·ies )

Etymology: Late Latin ossuarium, from Latin, neuter of ossuarius of bones, from Old Latin ossua, plural of oss-, os

Date: 1658

: a depository for the bones of the dead

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.