commorient

/kämˈrɔrɪənt/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who dies at the same time as another person, especially in a shared accident or disaster, with the issue of who died first often being a matter of dispute.

“The two commorients were buried in a joint ceremony, but their families continued to dispute the order of their deaths.”

Synonyms

  • co-decedent
  • cotenant