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 mausoleum
2 a : an anatomical pit or depression b : a simple tubular gland