burial

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛrɪəl/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or practice of burying a dead body: his remains were shipped home for burial
  • [count noun] a ceremony at which someone’s body is buried; a funeral: they will give him a proper burial [as modifier]: burial rites
  • [count noun] Archaeology a grave or the remains found in it: [as modifier]: burial mounds

Origin:

Old English byrgels 'place of burial, grave' (interpreted as plural in Middle English, hence the loss of the final -s), of Germanic origin; related to bury