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Meaning Of Mortuary
a.
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.
a.
A burial place; a place for the dead.
a.
A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a
deadhouse; a morgue.
a.
Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.