'Mortuaries' definitions:
Definition of 'Mortuaries'
From: GCIDE
- Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. Mortuaries. [LL. mortuarium. See Mortuary, a.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A burial place; a place for the dead. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A funeral home. [PJC]