A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words, (from Old English lic, corpse) is a gateway covered with a roof found at the traditional entrance to a (British) churchyard.
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A wooden roofed gateway at the entrance to a churchyard where a coffin or shroud covered corpse is received.
lichgate, lychgate - a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
movable barrier - a barrier that can be moved to allow passage ...
Lychgate(lit. corpse-gate): Roofed gateway entrance to a churchyard for the reception of a coffin.
 See also: Church, Medieval, Trave, Terra, Lintel
  
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