CHARNELS
Noun
charnels
plural of charnel
Source: Wiktionary
CHARNEL
Char"nel, a. Etym: [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See
Carnal.]
Definition: Containing the bodies of the dead. "Charnel vaults." Milton.
Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the
bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones
thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds.
Char"nel, n.
Definition: A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.
In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition