OBIT'UARY, noun 1. A list of the dead, or a register of obitual anniversary days, when service is performed for the dead. 2. An account of persons deceased; notice of the death of a person, often accompanied with a brief biographical sketch of his character. OBIT'UARY, adjective Relating to the decease of a person or persons; as an obituary notice.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI