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mortuaries

mortuaries is the plural of mortuary.

Meaning of mortuary

Noun

mortuary (plural mortuaries)

  1. A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.
    • It was anciently usual to bring the mortuary to church along with the corpse when it came to be buried1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
  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:
    soulscot

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Questions about mortuaries

What is mortuaries the plural of?
Mortuaries is the plural of mortuary.

Words near mortuaries in the dictionary

  1. mortsafes
  2. mortstone
  3. mortstones
  4. mortuarian
  5. mortuarians
  6. mortuaries
  7. mortuary
  8. Mortuary Beach
  9. mortuary chapel
  10. mortuary chapels
  11. mortuary pole

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