deathwatch

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/

Noun

deathwatch (plural deathwatches)

1. A vigil beside a dying person
2. One who guards a condemned person before execution.
3. A deathwatch beetle.

Translations

• German: Totenwache
• Russian: дежу́рство у постели умершего

Translations

• Russian: точильщик пёстрый

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