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.
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2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
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3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the
anniversary of the day of his death.
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The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits,
and other sources, increased in value. --Milman.
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4. Same as obituary; -- by shortenting.
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Post obit [L. post obitum]. See Post-obit.
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OBIT. That particular solemnity or office for the dead, which the Roman
Catholic church appoints to be read or performed over the body of a deceased
member of that communion before interment; also the office which, upon the
anniversary of his death, was frequently used as a commemoration or
observance of the day. 2 Cro. 51; Dyer, 313.
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