altar tomb

English

Noun

altar tomb (plural altar tombs)

  1. A monumental memorial resembling an altar, often with a canopy.
    Altar tombs were often placed over the vaults or burying-place, and frequently on the north and south walls of choirs, aisles, and chantry chapels.
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