单词 | mortuary |
释义 | mortuary /mawr"chooh er'ee/, n. , pl. mortuaries, adj. n. 1. See funeral home. 2. a customary gift formerly claimed by and due to the incumbent of a parish in England from the estate of a deceased parishioner. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the burial of the dead. 4. pertaining to or connected with death. [1350-1400; ME mortuarie < ML mortuarium, n. use of neut. of L mortuarius of the dead, equiv. to mortu(us) dead + -arius -ARY] |
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