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cortege

 [kawr-tezh, -teyzh]   Origin

cor·tege

   [kawr-tezh, -teyzh]
noun
1.
a procession, especially a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege.
2.
a line or train of attendants; retinue.
Also, cor·tège.

Origin:
1670–80; < French < Italian corteggio courtly retinue, derivative of corteggiare to court, itself derivative of corte court
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cortege or cortège (kɔːˈteɪʒ)
 
—n
1.  a formal procession, esp a funeral procession
2.  a train of attendants; retinue
 
[C17: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to attend, from cortecourt]
 
cortège or cortège
 
—n
 
[C17: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to attend, from cortecourt]

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cortege
1649, "train of attendants," from Fr. cortège (16c.), from It. corteggio "retinue," from corte "court," from L. cohortem (see court).
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