Tombmate

//ˈtuːm.meɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who shares the same tomb.

    "And since we know that names in Ancient Egypt are never taken lightly and that several unidentified bodies are found alongside their named tombmates in these caches, it is safe to assume that […]"

Example

More examples

"And since we know that names in Ancient Egypt are never taken lightly and that several unidentified bodies are found alongside their named tombmates in these caches, it is safe to assume that […]"

Etymology

From tomb + -mate.

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