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Definition of Mortuaries
1. mortuary [n] - See also: mortuary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mortuaries
Literary usage of Mortuaries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ecclesiastical Law of the Church of England by Robert Phillimore (1873)
"mortuaries. Closely analogous to burial fees are mortuaries. ... Dr. Stillingfleet
makes a distinction between mortuaries and corse presents: the mortuary, ..."
2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"mortuaries. THE payment of mortuaries is of great antiquity. It was anciently
done by leading ... 487 : mortuaries were called by our Saxon ancestors saul ..."
3. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1841)
"mortuaries. THE payment of mortuaries is of great antiquity. ... (') See
Collier's "Ecclesiastical History,'' vol. ip 487 : mortuaries were called hy our ..."
4. The History of the Law of Tithes in England: Being the Yorke Prize Essay of by William EASTERBY (1888)
"Conscience-money, in our day, received by the Chancellor of the Exchequer is of
the same character as mortuaries anciently were. The jurisdiction which the ..."
5. The municipal and sanitary engineer's handbook by Henry Percy Boulnois (1892)
"As a matter of fact, however, nearly all mortuaries at present ... mortuaries in
this country may consist of one of the following descriptions: (i. ..."
6. A Handbook of Hygiene and Sanitary Science by George Wilson (1884)
"mortuaries. In connection with this subject of hospitals, some hints may be given
with regard to public mortuaries. By Section 141 of the Public Health Act, ..."
7. Cottage hospitals by Henry Charles Burdett (1880)
"mortuaries. Advantages of mortuaries—The Rev. Septimus Hansard oa & subject—Paucity
of mortuaries now in existence—Need for tiro increase in their ..."
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