deceasedPronunciation: /dɪˈsiːst/ formal or LawTranslate deceased | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of deceased noun (the deceased) the recently dead person in question: the judge inferred that the deceased was confused as to the extent of his assets adjective recently dead:the deceased man’s family [postpositive]:the will of Christopher Smith deceaseddeceased in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of deceased in the US English dictionary