BURIAL


Meaning of BURIAL in English

/ber"ee euhl/ , n.

1. the act or ceremony of burying.

2. the place of burying; grave.

[ 1200-50; BURY + -AL 2 ; r. ME buriel, back formation from OE byrgels burial place, equiv. to byrg ( an ) to BURY + -els n. suffix; cf. RIDDLE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .