a. [ See Obit. ] Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an obituary notice; obituary poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Obituaries [ Cf. F. obituaire. See Obit. ] 1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially: A notice of the death of a person, published in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as, the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the local papaer. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries{ 2 } are printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the obituaries. [ PJC ]

4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead. [ 1913 Webster ]