LICH GATE


Meaning of LICH GATE in English

a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.

Also, lych gate . Also called resurrection gate .

[ 1475-85 ]

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