tumulus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
    burial mound; grave mound; barrow.

WordNet

Tu"mu*lus noun
Etymology
L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. Tumid.
Wordforms
plural Tumuli
Definitions
  1. An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.

Webster 1913