D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Ending

/ĕn'-dĭng/ · End·ing · IPA /ˈɛndɪŋ/
01 n. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.
  1. 1.
    Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.
  2. 2.
    The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.(Gram.) See: Case
Phrases & compounds
Ending day — day of death.