n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' bi-ch ə - ˌ wer- ē , ō -, - ' bi-ch ə -r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ar · ies
Etymology: Medieval Latin obituarium, from Latin obitus death
Date: 1703
: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
– obit · u · ar · ist \ - ' bi-ch ə - ˌ w ə r-ist, - ' bi-ch ə -rist \ noun
– obituary adjective