mortuary UK /ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/US /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.It was anciently usual to bring the mortuary to church along with the corpse when it came to be buried — 1765 •(historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. adjective1 •Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.The leftwise action aims at what drifts out of the nunka domain of the nefarious. Similarly for mortuary arrangements, what is leftwise is more momentous than what is rightwise. — 2006 formsmortuaries
