- hearse⇄hearse, noun, verb, hearsed,hearsing.
- hearse⇄noun 1. an automobile, carriage, boat, or other vehicle, for carrying a coffin to the cemetery.
2. a triangular frame with prickets or prongs for candles, used at the Holy Week Tenebrae service.
3. (Historical.) a structure over a royal or - hearse⇄v.t. 1. to carry to the grave in a hearse.
2. (Archaic.) to bury with funeral rites and ceremonies; place on a bier or in a coffin or tomb.
Ex. Tell Why thy canonized bones, hearsed in death, Have burst their cerements (Shakespeare).