Moribund
Pronunciation : Mor"i*bund
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal.]
Definition : Defn: In a dying state; dying; at the point of death. The patient was comatose and moribund. Copland.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Mor"i*bund
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A dying person. [R.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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