arcosolium

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin arcus (“arc, arch”) and solium (“sill, place of state”).

Noun

The 15th century arcosolium of Martín Vázquez de Arce, in the wall of the Cathedral of Sigüenza, Spain.

arcosolium (plural arcosolia)

1. (architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.

Translations

a tomb in an arched recess in a wall

• Portuguese: arcossólio m
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• Russian: аркосо́лий (ru) m (arkosólij)

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