Bible Dictionaries
Obituary

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch.

(2):

(n.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Obituary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/obituary.html. 1828.