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Post obit

Obit \O"bit\, n. [OF. obit, L. obitus, fr. obire to go against, to go to meet, (sc. mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go. See Issue.]

  1. Death; decease; the date of one's death.
    --Wood.

  2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.

  3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.

    The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value.
    --Milman.

  4. Same as obituary; -- by shortenting.

    Post obit [L. post obitum]. See Post-obit.

Usage examples of "post obit".

In the cloister, hell is accepted in advance as a post obit on paradise.