Coronach
/kɒɹənək/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dirge or lamentation. Ireland, Scotland, historical
"The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound."
- 2 a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person wordnet
Example
More examples"The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound."
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic corranach and Irish corānach.