o ‧ bit ‧ u ‧ a ‧ ry /əˈbɪtʃuəri $ -tʃueri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural obituaries ) [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: obituarium , from Latin obitus ; ⇨ ↑ obit ]
an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died