a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; |
n. | 1. | That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person. |
2. | A notice of the death of a person, published in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; | |
3. | The section of a newspaper in which obituaries{2} are printed; | |
4. | (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead. |
Noun | 1. | obituary - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography |