ossuary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any receptacle for the burial of human bones

WordNet


Os"su*a*ry noun
Etymology
L. ossuarium, fr. ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.
Wordforms
plural -ries
Definitions
  1. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house. Obs. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913