Lich

1. A dead body; a corpse.
   
Lich fowl (Zoöl.),
the European goatsucker; -- called also lich owl.
Lich gate ,
a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate.
Lich wake ,
the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial.
Lich wall ,
the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.
Lich way ,
the path by which the dead are carried to the grave.