English Dictionary

obit

/ˈɒbɪt/

noun

(archaic) Death of a person. / (Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person. / A record of a person's death.

The obit of the king was announced in the morning.

意味（1）

(archaic) Death of a person.

意味（2）

(Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.

Medieval wills often contained bequests to pay for the singing of special (non-perpetual) masses on the testator's behalf. These obits, as they were called, combined alms for the poor with masses for the dead.

意味（3）

A record of a person's death.