mortuary
/ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ noun C2- A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.
- A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.
Plural mortuaries
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“You can take him to the mortuary now,” he said.
“You shall see the body at the mortuary, but we have made nothing of it up to now.
“Yes, yes, the mortuary deposition.
Franz and the count descended these, and found themselves in a mortuary chamber.
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