mortuary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
    morgue; dead room.
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of death
  3. adjective of or relating to a funeral

WordNet

Mor"tu*a*ry noun
Etymology
LL. mortuarium. See Mortuary, a.
Wordforms
plural Mortuaries
Definitions
  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.
  2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
  3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue. a funeral home
Mor"tu*a*ry adjective
Etymology
L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See Mortal.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.

Webster 1913