mortuary
Of or relating to death or a funeralOf or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.
UK/ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/US/ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/
» Tom broke into a mortuary.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.
of or relating to a funeral
Examples
3 sentencesTom broke into a mortuary.
Tom's corpse is in the mortuary now.
"You can take him to the mortuary now," he said. "There is nothing more to be learned."
Origin
From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from aFrom 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”).
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