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Webster 1913 Edition
Mortuary
1.
A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.
2.
A burial place; a place for the dead.
3.
A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
Mor′tu-a-ry
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to the dead;
as,
. mortuary
monumentsMortuary urn
, an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person after cremation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mortuary
MOR'TUARY
, n.1.
A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by and due to the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.2.
A burial place.MOR'TUARY
,Adj.
Definition 2025
mortuary
mortuary
English
Adjective
mortuary (not comparable)
Noun
mortuary (plural mortuaries)
- A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (place where corpses are stored): morgue (now chiefly law and law enforcement)
- (ecclesiastical heriot): soulscot
See also
- (room in a mortuary where corpses are placed under a rinsing shower): lavatory
Translations
morgue — see morgue