English Explanatory Dictionary

herse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of hearse (“a carriage for the dead”).
  2. A funeral ceremony.
verb
  1. Alternative form of hearse.
name
  1. One of the moons of Jupiter.

Pronunciation

/hɜːs/ /hɜɹs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-hearse.wav

Word forms

herse herses hersing hersed

Etymology

From Middle English hierche (“type of harrow”), from Middle French herce, herse. Doublet of hearse.

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