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Gramatyka angielska
Word: Mortuary
ID Word Wordtype Definition 99216 Mortuary a. 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.
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