commorient
English
Etymology
From Latin commoriens, present participle of commori.
Adjective
commorient (not comparable)
- Dying together or at the same time.
- 1619, George Buck, The History of King Richard the Third:
- the same compatient and commorient fates and times
Noun
commorient (plural commorients)
- Someone dying at the same time as someone else.
- 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
- All the men felt at a glance that he, coming to meet death thus, did no more than the right homage to Zuleika—aye, and that he made them all partakers in his own glory, casting his great mantle over all commorients.
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