# obit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒbɪt/ · frequency rank #58,896

## Definitions
1. The death of a person.
2. A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
3. A record of a person's death.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death”), from obīre (“to go down, to die”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/obit