mortuary
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːt͡ʃwəɹi/
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Adjective edit
mortuary (not comparable)
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Noun edit
mortuary (plural mortuaries)
- A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.
- (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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Related terms edit
Translations edit
morgue — see morgue
See also edit
- (room in a mortuary where corpses are placed under a rinsing shower): lavatory