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noun
Obit  n.  
1.
Death; decease; the date of one's death.
2.
A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
3.
A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. "The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value."
4.
Same as obituary; by shortenting.
Post obit. See Post-obit.





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"Obit" Quotes from Famous Books



... come in, my young friend," replied Jarvice, frankly. "I or my executors. For we may have to wait a long time. I propose that you execute in my favor a post-obit on your uncle's life, giving me—well, we may have to wait a long time. Twenty years you suggested. Your uncle is seventy-three, but a hale man, living in a healthy climate. We will say four thousand pounds for every two thousand which I lend you. Those are easy ...
— Running Water • A. E. W. Mason
... civis obit, inquit, multum maioribus inpar nosse modum iuris, sed in hoc tamen en utilis aevo, cui non ulla fuit iusti reverentia; salva libertate potens, et solus plebe parata privatus servire sibi, rectorque senatus, sed regnantis, erat. ... invasit ferrum, sed ...
— Post-Augustan Poetry - From Seneca to Juvenal • H.E. Butler
... vengeance is no item in my stock in trade. Gold and bank-notes satisfy my "rage;" or, if need be, a good mortgage. Far from seeking revenge, the worst defaulter I ever had dealings with cannot deny that I am always willing to accept a good post-obit. ...
— The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 • Various
... Calvados placed upon the site of the desecrated tomb the slab of black marble that still marks the spot. The inscription reads "Hic sepultus est, Invictissimus Guielmus Conquestor, Normanniae Dux et Angliae Rex, Hujusce domus Conditor Qui obit anno MLXXXVII." ...
— Normandy, Complete - The Scenery & Romance Of Its Ancient Towns • Gordon Home


Words linked to "Obit" :   obituary, notice


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