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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. [ 1913 Webster ]

The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Same as obituary; -- by shortenting. [ PJC ]

Post obit [ L. post obitum ]. See Post-obit. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ L., on the way; ob (see Ob-) + iter a going, a walk, way. ] In passing; incidentally; by the way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. obiter dicta (Law), An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obitus death. See Obit. ] Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of an obituary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Obit. ] Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an obituary notice; obituary poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Obituaries [ Cf. F. obituaire. See Obit. ] 1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially: 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; as, the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the local papaer. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries{ 2 } are printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the obituaries. [ PJC ]

4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead. [ 1913 Webster ]