Coronach

/kɒɹənək/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dirge or lamentation. Ireland, Scotland, historical

    "The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound."

  2. 2
    a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person wordnet

Example

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"The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound."

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic corranach and Irish corānach.

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