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RE-INTERMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- final re-interment
1, record 1, English, final%20re%2Dinterment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- final reinterment 2, record 1, English, final%20reinterment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The deceased's] body was exhumed no less than three times over the course of forty-two years before he was finally placed into a copper box and sealed in a cement chamber. ... At the final re-interment in 1931, a time capsule was placed in the underground chamber ... 1, record 1, English, - final%20re%2Dinterment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réinhumation définitive
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9inhumation%20d%C3%A9finitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La sortie d’un corps du caveau provisoire et sa réinhumation définitive dans une sépulture particulière ou commune, demandée par le déposant, auront lieu dans les mêmes conditions et sous les mêmes réserves que celles concernant les exhumations et réinhumations ordinaires. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9inhumation%20d%C3%A9finitive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ré-inhumation définitive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reinterment
1, record 2, English, reinterment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- re-interment 2, record 2, English, re%2Dinterment
correct
- reburial 3, record 2, English, reburial
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of interring again after exhumation. 4, record 2, English, - reinterment
Record 2, Key term(s)
- re-burial
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réinhumation
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9inhumation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ré-inhumation 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9%2Dinhumation
correct, feminine noun
- réenfouissement 3, record 2, French, r%C3%A9enfouissement
correct, masculine noun
- réenterrement 4, record 2, French, r%C3%A9enterrement
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Seconde mise en terre d'une dépouille après que celle-ci a été exhumée. 5, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9inhumation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ré-enfouissement
- ré-enterrement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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