o·bit·u·ar·y (?-b?ch?o?o-?r??)n. pl. o·bit·u·ar·ies A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.[Medieval Latin obitu?rius, (report) of death, from Latin obitus, death, from past participle of ob?re, to meet, meet one’s death : ob-, toward; see ob- + ?re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]o·bit?u·ar?y adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.obituary (??b?tj??r?) n, pl -ariesa published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person[C18: from Medieval Latin obitu?rius, from Latin ob?re to fall, from ob- down + ?re to go] o?bituarist nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014o?bit?u?ar?y (o??b?t? u??r i) n., pl. -ar?ies, adj. n. 1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or recording obituaries. [1700?10;