[ˈmɔːtjʊəri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a room or building in which dead bodies are kept, for hygienic storage or for examination, until burial or cremation


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a gift claimed by a parish priest from a deceased person's estate): from Latin mortuarius, from mortuus ‘dead’. The current noun sense dates from the mid 19th century

[ˈmɔːtjʊəri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to burial or tombs
(e.g: mortuary rituals)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a gift claimed by a parish priest from a deceased person's estate): from Latin mortuarius, from mortuus ‘dead’. The current noun sense dates from the mid 19th century