Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mortuary or recompense formerly paid at the interment of a dead body.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Engl.Law) An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, law, historical An
offering made to thechurch at theinterment of a dead body.
Etymologies
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corse + present
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