Main Entry:

crypt

Pronunciation:

\ˈkript\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin crypta, from Greek kryptē, from feminine of kryptos hidden, from kryptein to hide; perhaps akin to Lithuanian krauti to pile up

Date:

1789

1 a: a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground ; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b: a chamber in a mausoleum2 a: an anatomical pit or depression b: a simple tubular gland