obsequy
obsequy · obsequies
The last office for the deadThe last office for the dead.
/ˈɒbsəkwiː/
Meaning
2 sensesThe last office for the dead.
(in the plural)A funeral rite or service.
More definitions
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
Origin
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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Forms
plural: obsequiesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated:funeral