clandestine, secret or furtive
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
Low in pitch, tone etc.
Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.
Death, destruction.
Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
Deceased people; the dead.
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial
A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).
A count, prefect, or person holding office.