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mortuary

Mortuary is a 8 letter word which starts with the letter M and ends with the letter Y for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(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.

Syllable Information

The word mortuary is a 8 letter word that has 4 syllable 's . The syllable division for mortuary is: mor-tu-ar-y


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