Obit

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obit \O"bit\, n. [OF. obit, L. obitus, fr. obire to go against,
     to go to meet, (sc. mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go.
     See {Issue}.]
     1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. --Wood.
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     2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
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     3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the
        anniversary of the day of his death.
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              The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits,
              and other sources, increased in value. --Milman.
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     4. Same as {obituary}; -- by shortenting.
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     {Post obit} [L. post obitum]. See {Post-obit}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  obit
       n : a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short
           biography [syn: {obituary}, {necrology}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  OBIT. That particular solemnity or office for the dead, which the Roman 
  Catholic church appoints to be read or performed over the body of a deceased 
  member of that communion before interment; also the office which, upon the 
  anniversary of his death, was frequently used as a commemoration or 
  observance of the day. 2 Cro. 51; Dyer, 313.