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obitarius

obitarius [CL obitus+-arius] 1 (as adj., eccl. & mon.): a of death. b that contains records or dates of death. a s1459 ad observandum ‥ post nostrum decessum diem annalem ~arium nostrum Reg. Whet. I 325.  b 1476 faciemus ‥ nomina vestra in libro nostro ~ario inscribi FormA 336. 2 (as sb.): a (m.) one who records or transmits dates of deaths or names of deceased. b (f.) the office of such a person. a quidam ~arius ad hoc electus ‥ qui nomina abbatum ‥ defunctorum ‥ a prefatorum monasteriorum ‥ exigeret et ad nos ‥ rediret Cop. Pri. S. Andr. 103.  b ordinavimus ‥ Stephanum obitarium nostrum generalem qui officium hujusmodi ~arie exercere valeat Cop. Pri. S. Andr. 103.

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