mortuarie
Old French
Etymology
Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“I die”).
Noun
mortuarie oblique singular, f (oblique plural mortuaries, nominative singular mortuarie, nominative plural mortuaries)
- mortuary (gift given upon the death of a person)
Descendants
- → English: mortuary
References
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