UNDERCROFT


Meaning of UNDERCROFT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈən-dər-ˌkrȯft ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from under + crofte crypt, from Middle Dutch, from Medieval Latin crupta, from Latin crypta — more at crypt

Date: 14th century

: a subterranean room ; especially : a vaulted chamber under a church

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