English Explanatory Dictionary

encoffinment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-encoffinment.wav

Word forms

encoffinment encoffinments

Etymology

From encoffin + -ment.

Related words

encoffin encoffiner
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