charnel
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charnel¹
- [tʃɑːɹnəl] US
- [tʃɑːnəl] UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)nəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English charnel, from Old French charnel, carnel, from Late Latin carnāle (“graveyard”), from Latin carnālis, or possibly an alteration of Anglo-Norman charner, from Medieval Latin carnārium (“charnel”). Displaced Middle English fleshusse, from Old English flǣsċhūs.
noun charnels
- A chapel attached to a mortuary.
- A repository for dead bodies. When Lazarus left his charnel-cave, And home to Mary’s house return’d, Was this demanded—if he yearn’d To hear her weeping by his grave?
adjective more charnel · most charnel
- Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral. He murmured to himself with dull despair, Here Faith died, poisoned by this charnel air.
charnel²
- [tʃɑːɹnəl] US
- [tʃɑːnəl] UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)nəl
Where it comes from
From Old French charnel, from Latin cardinālis (“relating to a hinge”); related to French charnière.
noun charnels
- Part of a helm, now usually identified as the hinge (near the neck) by which the helm was secured to the breastplate. The knight did as he was desired, and broke his spear twice on the very charnel of his helmet. It being now Sir William Cecil's turn, each knight charged his spear directly towards the other's head, and galloping on, both lances[…]
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title = {charnel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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