encoffined

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ coffin +‎ -ed.

Adjective

encoffined (not comparable)

1. Enclosed in a coffin.
   • 2002, Singapore Statutes, section 4, Funeral parlours, cemeteries and crematoria [1]:

     "No corpse shall be retained in any premises, including a funeral parlour, for a period longer than 48 hours after death, unless the corpse is encoffined in a hermetically sealed coffin or is embalmed."

Verb

encoffined

1. simple past and past participle of encoffin