sepulture

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The parish churches at last came to claim the bodies of their parishioners as a matter of right, and to deny to the dying the privilege of electing a place of sepulture.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

At the eastern end of both aisles, are two places, formerly appropriated as places of sepulture for the two great Lords of Ashby.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

A lane on the left leads to the Jewish burial-ground, used as a place of sepulture for the Ghetto for many centuries.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Moreover, from the date of the peace of Paris until the end of his life he earnestly and vainly endeavored to obtain from Rome permission for the sepulture of his father’s body.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

This was one of the “Memaloose” or sepulture places of the Indians.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison