Lychgate
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- lichgate
- plural
- Lychgates
- possessive
- Lychgate's
- pluralpossessive
- Lychgates'