MORTUARY

mortuary

(adjective) of or relating to a funeral

mortuary

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of death

morgue, mortuary, dead room

(noun) a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

mortuary (not comparable)

of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal

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

Anagrams

• marry out

Source: Wiktionary

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Mor"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Mortuaries. Etym: [LL. mortuarium. See Mortuary, a.]

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, a. Etym: [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See Mortal.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. Mortuary urn, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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