Mortuary

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• Mortuary — Mor tu*a*ry, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See {Mortal}.] Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. [1913 Webster] {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person after cremation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mortuary — Mor tu*a*ry, n.; pl. {Mortuaries}. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mortuary — [n] funeral home charnel house, crematory, funeral parlor, morgue; concept 304 …   New thesaurus

• mortuary — ► NOUN (pl. mortuaries) ▪ a room or building in which dead bodies are kept until burial or cremation. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to burial or tombs. ORIGIN originally denoting a gift claimed by a parish priest from a deceased person s estate, later… …   English terms dictionary

• mortuary — [môr′cho͞o er΄ē] n. pl. mortuaries [< LL mortuarius, of the dead < L mortuus, pp. of mori, to die: see MORTAL] a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation, as a morgue or funeral home adj. 1. of or having to do with the… …   English World dictionary

• mortuary — {{11}}mortuary (adj.) 1510s, pertaining to death, from L.L. mortuarius of the dead, from L. mortuus dead (see MORTUARY (Cf. mortuary) (n.)). {{12}}mortuary (n.) early 14c., from Anglo Fr. mortuarie gift to a parish priest from a deceased… …   Etymology dictionary

• mortuary — n. at, in a mortuary * * * [ mɔːtʃʊ(ə)rɪ] in a mortuary at …   Combinatory dictionary

• mortuary — mor|tu|a|ry1 [ˈmo:tʃuəri US ˈmo:rtʃueri] n plural mortuaries [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: mortuarium, from Latin mortuus dead ] 1.) BrE a building or room, for example in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept before they are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mortuary — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)tʃuəri, AM eri[/t]] mortuaries 1) N COUNT A mortuary is a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated, or before they are identified or examined. Syn: morgue 2) N COUNT A mortuary is… …   English dictionary

• mortuary — UK [ˈmɔː(r)tjuərɪ] / US [ˈmɔrtʃuˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms mortuary : singular mortuary plural mortuaries 1) a) British a morgue b) British a place where a dead body is kept 2) American a place where a dead body is kept and prepared for a… …   English dictionary