lychgate
/ˈlɪtʃˌɡeɪt/
noun
- A roofed gate at the entrance to a churchyard, traditionally used for sheltering a coffin before a funeral.
- The mourners gathered under the lychgate as the rain began to fall.
- They paused at the lychgate to say a final prayer before entering the churchyard.
- The old stone church had a beautiful wooden lychgate covered in ivy.