tombmate

English

Etymology

tomb +‎ -mate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuːm.meɪt/
  • Hyphenation: tomb‧mate

Noun

tombmate (plural tombmates)

  1. One who shares the same tomb.
    • 2007, Susan D. Cowie, Tom Johnson, The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film, page 45:
      And since we know that names in Ancient Egypt are never taken lightly and that several unidentified bodies are found alongside their named tombmates in these caches, it is safe to assume that […]
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