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Definition of Lychgate
1. Noun. A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals.
Definition of Lychgate
1. lichgate [n -S] - See also: lichgate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lychgate
Literary usage of Lychgate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strathbrock; Or: The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Uphall by James Primrose (1898)
"Generally under the arch of the lychgate was the " likker-stane", upon which the
coffin rested till the priest in his canonicals came forward to head the ..."
2. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by Ernest Albert ( Baker (1913)
"lychgate Hall. 1904 lychgate Hall is a haunted old mansion at Great Crosby, near
Liverpool. The author is at her best in describing homely old country ..."
3. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1903)
"lychgate Hall: a romance. Longmans. 12°, $150. A story of English rural life in
Devonshire, England. It has a mystery which is ably sustained until almost ..."
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