sepulture

noun

1. (uncountable)The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.

   “By thy own Soul! by thoſe who gave thee Breath! By all the ſacred Prevalence of Pray'r; Ah, leave me not for Grecian Dogs to tear! The common Rites of Sepulture beſtow, To ſooth a Father's and a Mother's Woe; Let their large Gifts procure an Urn at leaſt, And Hector⁠'s Ashes in his Country reſt.”

2. (alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of sepulchre.

verb

1. (transitive)To inter in a sepulture.