encoffined

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encoffined

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From en- + coffin + -ed.

adjective

not comparable Enclosed in a coffin. No corpse shall be retained in any premises, including a funeral parlour, for a period longer than 48 hours after death, unless the corpse is encoffined in a hermetically sealed coffin or is embalmed.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of encoffin

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"encoffined." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/encoffined. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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encoffined. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/encoffined

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"encoffined." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/encoffined.

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@misc{encoffined_2026,
  title = {encoffined},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encoffined},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}