Coronach

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coranach \Cor"a*nach\, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a
     crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with
     + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.]
     A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also
     {coranich}, {corrinoch}, {coronach}, {cronach}, etc.] [Scot.]
     [1913 Webster] Corant



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coronach \Cor"o*nach\ (k?r"?-n?k), n.
     See {Coranach}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coronach
       n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
           memorial to a dead person [syn: {dirge}, {lament}, {requiem},
            {threnody}]