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Webster 1913 Edition

Obit

O′bit

,
Noun.
[OF.
obit
, L.
obitus
, fr.
obire
to go against, to go to meet, (sc.
mortem
) to die;
ob
(see Ob-) +
ire
to go. See
Issue
.]
1.
Death; decease; the date of one’s death.
Wood.
2.
A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
3.
A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.
The emoluments and advantages from oblations,
obits
, and other sources, increased in value.
Milman.
Post obit
[L.
post obitum
]
.
See
Post-obit
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obit

OB'IT

,
Noun.
[L. obiit, obivit; ob and eo, to go.] Properly, death; decease; hence, funeral solemnities or anniversary service for the soul of the deceased on the day of his death.

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