mortuary

IPA: mˈɔrtʃuɛri

A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.
(historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.

Examples of "mortuary" in Sentences

The mortuary was a long shed with a big roll-up door standing open.
"He called the mortuary crew as soon as I got my pictures and rolled a set of prints."
The night she died, I called the mortuary and two greasy young men in black suits came with a gurney.
They do have to get it signed over to a mortuary, that is between the hours of 6: 00 and 12: 00 midnight local time.
The southern Maryland newspaper that first reported Billy's death cryptically noted that one must call the mortuary for funeral arrangements.
The mortuary is a catchment for the dead from settlements on the strife-torn East Rand near Johannesburg, including the twin townships of Tokoza and Katlehong which have become the focus of violence sweeping the country.
Reports from Iraq this June showed that Baghdad’s main mortuary had already received the bodies of more than 6,000 people since that start of 2006, most killed violently and probably due to sectarian killings, which many would see as terrorism.