lich-gate (roofed-in gateway to a churchyard in which a bier might stand while the introductory part of the burial service was r
1lych-gate — or lych gate also lich gate (lĭchʹgāt ) n. A roofed gateway to a churchyard used originally as a resting place for a bier before burial. [Middle English lycheyate: lyche, corpse, body (from Old English līc. See līk + …
