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mortuary (medicine) and medicine(1) (iou)


mortuary (medicine)


mortuary


Origin: LL. Mortuarium. See Mortuary.

1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.

2. A burial place; a place for the dead.

3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.

Source: Websters Dictionary


medicine(1) (iou)



medicine noun2.LME-M17.
[Old & mod. French medecin or its source medieval Latin medicinus physician, use as noun of Latin medicinus adjective, from medicus: see MEDICINE noun1.]
A medical practitioner.