death

n. end of life; dying; destruction

Death is defined as the cessation of all vital functions of the body including the heartbeat, brain activity, and breathing. [more]Death - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
(hypernym) imaginary being, imaginary creature
(hyponym) Grim Reaper, Reaper
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass

Noun
1. the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
(synonym) decease
(antonym) birth, nativity, nascency, nascence
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) Crucifixion
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
(hypernym) organic phenomenon
(hyponym) necrobiosis, cell death
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
3. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
(synonym) last
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
4. the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
5. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
(synonym) dying, demise
(antonym) birth
(hypernym) end, ending
(hyponym) grave
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
(derivation) die
6. the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
(hypernym) killing, kill, putting to death
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
7. a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
(synonym) end, destruction
(hypernym) state
(derivation) die

(v. i.)
Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the death of memory.
  

(v. i.)
The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.
  

(v. i.)
Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe.
  

(v. i.)
Murder; murderous character.
  

(v. i.)
Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.
  

(v. i.)
Loss of spiritual life.
  

(v. i.)
Danger of death.
  

(v. i.)
Cause of loss of life.
  

(v. i.)
Anything so dreadful as to be like death.
  

In early mêlée -style engagements, where the combats took on the form of real combats, there were a number of deaths, sometimes of notable persons. Sometimes these early tourneys fell into real fighting, where many were slain. Among the famous slain in tournaments:
- Geoffrey, Count of Brittany, Son on Henry II, killed near Paris,1186
- Conrad, son of margrave Dietrich von der Lausitz, 1175
- Leopold, Duke of Austria, slain by a fallen horse in 1194