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Mortuaries
(gcide) | Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. Mortuaries. [LL. mortuarium.
See Mortuary, a.]
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.
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2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
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3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a
deadhouse; a morgue.
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4. A funeral home.
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MORTUARIES
(bouvier) | MORTUARIES, Eng. law. These are a sort of ecclesiastical heriots, being a
customary gift claimed by and due to the minister, in many parishes, on the
death of the parishioner. 2 Bl. Com. 425.
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MORTUARIES
(bouvier) | MORTUARIES, Eng. law. These are a sort of ecclesiastical heriots, being a
customary gift claimed by and due to the minister, in many parishes, on the
death of the parishioner. 2 Bl. Com. 425.
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