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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Obit \O"bit\, n. [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}.]
1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. --Wood.
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2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
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3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the
anniversary of the day of his death.
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The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits,
and other sources, increased in value. --Milman.
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4. Same as {obituary}; -- by shortenting.
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{Post obit} [L. post obitum]. See {Post-obit}.
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from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
POST OBIT, contract. An agreement, by which the obligor borrows a certain
sum of money and promises to pay a larger sum, exceeding the lawful rate of
interest, upon the death of a person, from whom he has some expectation, if
the obligor be then living. 7 Mass. R. 119; 6 Madd. R. 111; 5 Ves. 57; 19
Ves. 628.
2. Equity will, in general, relieve a party from these unequal
contracts, as they are fraudulent on the ancestor. See 1 Story, Eq. Sec.
842; 2 P. Wms. 182; 2 Sim. R. 183, 192; 5 Sim. R. 524. But relief will be
granted only on equitable terms, for he who seeks equity must do equity. 1
Fonb. B. 1, c. 2, Sec. 13, note, p; 1 Story, Eq. Sec. 344. See Catching
Bargain; Macedonian Decree.