- obit
- To reach the end in death.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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obit — obit … Dictionnaire des rimes
obit — [ ɔbit ] n. m. • 1238; « trépas » XIIe; lat. obitus, de obire « mourir » ♦ Liturg. cathol. Service religieux célébré au bénéfice de l âme d un défunt, généralement au jour anniversaire de sa mort. Des obits. ● obit nom masculin (latin obitus,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
obit — obit; obit·u·al; obit·u·ar·ist; obit·u·a·rize; obit·u·ary; … English syllables
obit — OBIT. s. m Service qu on fait pour un mort. Fonder un obit. dire un obit. chanter un obit. les Prestres ont tant pour leur assistance, à chaque obit. Il ne se dit guere que des services qui sont fondez, & qui se font long temps aprés la mort … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obit — (n.) late 14c., death, from M.Fr. obit, from L. obitus death, noun use of pp. of obire to die, lit. to go toward (see OBITUARY (Cf. obituary)). In modern usage (since 1874) it is usually a clipped form of obituary, though it had the same meaning… … Etymology dictionary
obit — [ō bit′, ō′bit; ] also, chiefly Brit [ äb′it] n. [ME obite < OFr obit < L obitus, death < pp. of obire, to fall, die < ob (see OB ) + ire, to go: see YEAR] OBITUARY … English World dictionary
Obit — (lat. obĭtus, »Hinscheiden«), in der kath. Kirche als dies obitus, der Sterbetag, der in der Beerdigungsliturgie vom Augenblick des Hinscheidens bis zur Beerdigung gerechnet wird. Veraltet ist die Anwendung auf die während dieses Zeitraums… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Obit — (lat. obĭtus, »Tod«), in der kath. Kirche feierlicher Gottesdienst vor der Beerdigung; auch jährliches Totenamt für einen Verstorbenen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Obit — may refer to: Obituary, a brief notice of a person’s death Obiit, a mediaeval mass of remembrance, named from the perfect case of the Latin verb ob eo, to go away: he has gone away . O.B.I.T., an episode of the original The Outer Limits… … Wikipedia
obit — Obit, Obitus, huius obitus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
