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Meaning of corsepresent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body.

Examples

“It was anciently usual to bring the mortuary to church along with the corpse when it came to be buried ; and thence it is sometimes called a corsepresent: a term which bespeaks it to have been once a voluntary donation”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

corseque Corser Corset corset effect corsetery corsetier

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