un·der·croft ( n d r-krôft , -kr ft)n. A crypt, especially one used for burial under a church. [Middle English : under-, under- + croft, crypt (from Middle Dutch crofte, from Medieval Latin crupta, from Latin crypta, crypt; see crypt).] |
undercroft [ˈʌndəˌkrɒft]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an underground chamber, such as a church crypt, often with a vaulted ceiling
[from croft a vault, cavern, from earlier crofte, ultimately from Latin crypta crypt]
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