mortuary

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English

Etymology

From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mortuary (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

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Noun

mortuary (plural mortuaries)

  1. A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.
    Coordinate terms: deadhouse, morgue
  2. (historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.
    Synonym: soulscot

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Translations

morgue — see morgue

See also

  • (room in a mortuary where corpses are placed under a rinsing shower): lavatory

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