Obi

n. [ Prob. of African origin. ] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [ Written also obe and obeah. ] De Quincey. B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A charm or fetich. [ West Indies ] B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Belief in, or the practice of, the obi superstitions and rites. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. ob- + imbricate. ] (Bot.) Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. [ 1913 Webster ]

The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Same as obituary; -- by shortenting. [ PJC ]

Post obit [ L. post obitum ]. See Post-obit. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ L., on the way; ob (see Ob-) + iter a going, a walk, way. ] In passing; incidentally; by the way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. obiter dicta (Law), An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obitus death. See Obit. ] Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of an obituary. [ 1913 Webster ]