HIC JACET


Meaning of HIC JACET in English

(ˈ)hikˈjāsə̇t, (ˈ)hēkˈyäkə̇t noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin, here lies

: an inscription on a tombstone : epitaph

among the knightly brasses of the graves, and by the cold hic jacets of the dead — Alfred Tennyson

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