ˈäshəˌwerē, ˈäs(y)ə- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Late Latin ossuarium, from Latin, neuter of ossuarius of bones, from Old Latin ossua (plural of oss-, os bone) + Latin -arius -ary — more at osseous
1. : a depository (as a vault, room, urn) for the bones of the dead
2. : a communal burial place (as of American Indians)