Catafalque
Catafalque , noun
[French, from Italian catafalco, scaffold, funeral canopy; of uncertain origin; compare Sp. catafalso, cadahalso, cadalso, Pr. casafalc, Old French chafaut. Compare Scaffold.]
A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.