Obit
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
That particular solemnity or office for the dead which the Homan Catholic church appoints to be read or performed over the body of a deceased member of that communion before interment; also, the office which upon the anniversary of his death was frequently used as a commemoration" or observance of the day.
Dy. 313.