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mortuary
[ mawr-choo-er-ee ]
/ ĖmÉr tŹuĖÉr i /
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noun, plural morĀ·tuĀ·arĀ·ies.
a customary gift formerly claimed by and due to the incumbent of a parish in England from the estate of a deceased parishioner.
adjective
of or relating to the burial of the dead.
pertaining to or connected with death.
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Origin of mortuary
1350ā1400; Middle English mortuarie<Medieval Latin mortuÄrium, noun use of neuter of Latin mortuÄrius of the dead, equivalent to mortu(us) dead + -Ärius-ary
OTHER WORDS FROM mortuary
preĀ·morĀ·tuĀ·arĀ·y, adjectiveWords nearby mortuary
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British Dictionary definitions for mortuary
mortuary
/ (ĖmÉĖtŹŹÉrÉŖ) /
noun plural -aries
Also called: morgue a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial
adjective
of or relating to death or burial
Word Origin for mortuary
C14 (as n, a funeral gift to a parish priest): via Medieval Latin mortuÄrium (n) from Latin mortuÄrius of the dead
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