obsequy
obsequy · obsequies
The last office for the deadThe last office for the dead.
/ˈɒbsəkwiː/
Значение
значений: 2The last office for the dead.
(во множественном числе)A funeral rite or service.
Ещё определения
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
Происхождение
From Middle English obseque, from Old French obseque, osseque, from Latin obsequiī (“complFrom Middle English obseque, from Old French obseque, osseque, from Latin obsequiī (“complaisant, yielding”), alteration of obsequia (“compliance”) (by confusion, in association with exsequia (“funeral rites”), from exsequī (“follow or accompany to the grave”)).
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Формы
мн. число: obsequiesСинонимы
синонимов: 1Близкие по смыслу
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated:funeral