Herse

·noun A funeral ceremonial.

II. Herse ·vt ·same·as Hearse, ·vt.

III. Herse ·noun ·see Hearse, a carriage for the dead.

IV. Herse ·noun A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an Enemy.