Meanings
- not comparableDying together or at the same time.
the same compatient and commorient fates and times
1619, George Buck, The History of King Richard the Third
plural commorients
- Someone dying at the same time as someone else.
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.
1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
Origin
- Latincommoriens
- Englishcommorient
From Latin commoriens, present participle of commori.
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commorient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commorient
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