obsequy
obsequy · obsequies
The last office for the deadThe last office for the dead.
/ˈɒbsəkwiː/
Значення
значень: 2The last office for the dead.
(у множині)A funeral rite or service.
Ще визначення
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
Походження
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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Форми
множина: obsequiesСиноніми
синонімів: 1Близькі за значенням
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated:funeral