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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mor·tu·a·ry n.; pl. Mortuaries
 1. 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.
 2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
 3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.