Obs. [ad. med.L. carnārium in same sense, in ancient L. a place for flesh, a larder, etc., neut. of carnārius belonging to flesh, f. caro, carn-em flesh. In F. charnier.]
A charnel or charnel-house; also attrib.
1538. Leland, Itin., III. 59. The Carnarie Chapelle in the Cimitery. Ibid., 100. A fair Chapelle on the North side of S. Mary Abbay Chirch … under it is a Vault for a Carnarie.
