Charnel house - Wikipedia A charnel house is a vault or building where human skeletal remains are stored They are often built near churches for depositing bones that are unearthed while digging graves
Charnel - definition of charnel by The Free Dictionary A repository for the bones or bodies of the dead; a charnel house Resembling, suggesting, or suitable for receiving the dead [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin carnāle, from neuter of Latin carnālis, of the flesh, from carō, carn-, flesh; see sker- in Indo-European roots ]
What Is a Charnel House? - Origin Meaning - Two Minute English A charnel house is a building or vault where human skeletal remains are stored It is often associated with places like cemeteries or churches In the past, when cemetery space was limited, these houses were used to hold bones that were dug up to make room for new burials
charnel - Wiktionary, the free dictionary charnel (feminine charnelle, masculine plural charnels, feminine plural charnelles) carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)