(law) A deathbed gift: a future gift given in expectation of the donor's imminent death and only delivered upon the donor's death.

simple past tense and past participle of mortalise

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortalise

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mortalize.

present participle of mortalise

(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

(US) A mortician who performs cosmetic work on dead bodies to make them presentable for viewing at a funeral.

plural of mere mortal

One who is not a god; a human being. / (idiomatic) An ordinary person, without special expertise or status.

(Australia) The residential suburbs that have a high concentration of families mortgaging their homes.