mortuary

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Adjective

mortuary (not comparable)

1. of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal

Noun

mortuary (plural mortuaries)

1. A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.
2. (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.

Synonyms

• (place where corpses are stored) morgue (now chiefly law and law enforcement)
• (ecclesiastical heriot) soulscot

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