obit
/ˈɒbɪt
/ /ˈəʊbɪt/noun informal
An obituary.These are sad stories, but they also are inspirational, heart-warming with a humanity not usually found in obits of more well-known people who make newspaper obituaries....
- I'm sure there will be more obits and tributes that will list his many other impressive credits.
- Also on that website is an obit for John and another of his articles, this one a recent piece on Afghanistan.
Origin
Late Middle English: now regarded as an abbreviation of obituary, but originally also used in the senses 'death' and 'funeral service', from Latin obitus 'going down, death'.