defunct Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite no longer in force or use; inactive
    • a defunct law
    • a defunct organization
  2. adjective satellite having ceased to exist or live
    • the will of a defunct aunt
    • a defunct Indian tribe

WordNet

De*funct" adjective
Etymology
L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F. défunt. See Function.
Definitions
  1. Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct organs." Shak.
    The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.
De*funct" noun
Definitions
  1. A dead person; one deceased.

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