dictionary help<zoology> Lich fowl, the European goatsucker; called also lich owl. Lich gate, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await clergyman; a corpse gate. Lich wake, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. Lich wall, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. Lich way, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave.
Origin: AS.lic body. See Like.
(01 Mar 1998)
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