obit
A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead personA mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
Meaning
4 senses(historical)A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
A record of a person's death.
(colloquial)An obituary.
(archaic)The death of a person.
a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
Origin
From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; dFrom Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death”), from obīre (“to go down, to die”).
Clipping of obituary.
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