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.
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.
Post obit [L. post obitum]. See Post-obit.