obit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
    obituary; necrology.

WordNet

O"bit noun
Etymology
OF. obit, L. obitus, fr. obire to go against, to go to meet, (sc.mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go. See Issue.
Definitions
  1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. Wood.
  2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
  3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.
    The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value. Milman.

Webster 1913