Main Entry: os·su·ary

Pronunciation: \ˈä-shə-ˌwer-ē, -syə-, -sə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural os·su·ar·ies

Etymology: Late Latin ossuarium, from Latin, neuter of ossuarius of bones, from Old Latin ossua, plural of oss-, os

Date: 1658

: a depository for the bones of the dead