Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A funeral director in ancient Egypt: one who provided liturgical services.

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Examples

  • Too old was she for perfect embalmment; yet he loved her, and mourned as the inconsolable; seeing which, a colchyte presumed one day to speak to him.

    Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ 1901

  • "Three times the colchyte kissed the floor. and then he replied, knowing the dead could not hear him.

    Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ 1901

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