lichgates
Meaning of lichgates
plural noun
a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival.
late 15th century: from Old English līc ‘body’ + gate1.
Information about lichgates
- It is a name.
- The singular form of lichgates is: lichgate.
- Languages in which lichgates is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of lichgates
lich-gates
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- lichgates is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with lichgates
ates, Acrobates, Atrebates, Bates, Cataebates, Dendrobates, Eurybates, Halobates, Hydrobates, Hylobates, Iobates, Pelobates, abates, absorbates, acerbates, acrobates, adsorbates, approbates, ascorbates, bates, celibates, chorobates, cohobates, columbates, conglobates, debates, delibates, erythorbates, exacerbates, extubates, hydrobates, hylobates, incubates, intubates, libates, makebates, masturbates, niobates, outdebates, perturbates, plumbates, polysorbates, probates, rebates, reprobates, sebates, sorbates, stereobates, stylobates, surbates