Category:Obit

O"bit, n. Etym: [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.

2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.

3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of The day of his death. The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other Sources, increased in value. Milman. Post obit etym: [l. post obitum]. See post-obit.