Obit Definition

ōbĭt, ō-bĭt
obits
noun
obits

Obituary.

Webster's New World
An obituary.
American Heritage

(Christianity, now historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person. [from 14th c.]

Wiktionary

A record of a person's death. [from 15th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Obit

Noun

Singular:
obit
Plural:
obits

Origin of Obit

  • From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death"), from obÄ«re (“to go down, to die").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English death, record of date of death from Old French death from Latin obitus obituary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened from obituary.

    From Wiktionary

Obit Sentence Examples

  • The revenues confiscated were those used for "the finding, maintaining or sustentation of any priest or of any anniversary, or obit, lamp, light or other such things."

  • In return for this they were to keep the yearly obit of Sir Edward and of his wife Margaret.

  • In 1532 Robert Brocket left rent in Houndsditch to augment this chantry and to maintain his own obit.

  • We'd like to run a good obit on him, ideally from someone who does remember his NUJ activities.

  • When a person has a long-term illness, he might write his own obit.

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Words Starting With

OOBOBI

Words Ending With

TITBIT

Unscrambles

obit

Words Starting With O and Ending With T

Starts With O & Ends With TStarts With OB & Ends With TStarts With O & Ends With IT

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With O4 Letter Words Ending With T