A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.
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of Build
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A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehou…
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Alt. of Crematory
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A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.
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The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.
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The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or…
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A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.
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