Bereavement

Full definition of bereavement

Noun

1. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
• 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in BostonI pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost