The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mortuaries
Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. Mortuaries. [LL. mortuarium. See Mortuary, a.]
A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.
A burial place; a place for the dead.
A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
A funeral home.
Wiktionary
mortuaries
n. (plural of mortuary English)