cat·a·falque 
(kătə-fălk′, -fôlk′)
(kătə-fălk′, -fôlk′)n.
1. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.
2. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a Requiem Mass celebrated after the burial.
[French, from Italian catafalco.]