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Definition of Obits
1. obit [n] - See also: obit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obits
Literary usage of Obits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"At the celebration of these obits it was customary to distribute alms, and
frequently refreshment was provided for those who attended. ..."
2. Report on the Manuscripts of Wells Cathedral by James Arthur Bennett, Wells Cathedral (1885)
"Similar payments for 20 obits in the Christinas term and 3s. among 39 persons for
... Similar payments for 13 obits in the term of the Annunciation, and 4s. ..."
3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1895)
"POST obits.—Agreements by a borrower to pay a sum much larger than the amount
loaned, ... 141, is the leading case upon the validity oí post obits. ..."
4. The Ancient Kalendar of the University of Oxford, from Documents of the by Christopher Wordsworth (1904)
"The obits and Commemorations. The list of services for the commemoration of ...
It will be observed that the dates of the obits of the benefactors in this ..."
5. A Law Dictionary: Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States by John Bouvier (1856)
"... or other man, to pray for the soul of any dead man, in such a church or
elsewhere ; to have and maintain perpetual obits, lamps, torches, &c., ..."
6. A Treatise of the Law of Property: As Administered by the House of Lords by Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1849)
"... according to their value in the market; therefore he may grant post obits at
the market price of such securities, and the purchaser, (p) 3 ('li & Fin. ..."
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