here lies
phraseEtymology Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).
1
A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.
phrase
Etymology Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).
A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
Do you accept non-essential analytics cookies?