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cor⋅tege
[kawr-tezh, -teyzh] 
–noun
| 1. | a procession, esp. a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege. |
| 2. | a line or train of attendants; retinue. |
Also, cor⋅tège.
Origin:
1670–80; < F < It corteggio courtly retinue, deriv. of corteggiare to court, itself deriv. of corte court
1670–80; < F < It corteggio courtly retinue, deriv. of corteggiare to court, itself deriv. of corte court
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| cor·tege also cor·tège (kôr-tězh') n.
[French cortège, from Old Italian corteggio, from corteggiare, to pay honor, from corte, court, from Latin cohors, cohort-, throng; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : cortege
Spanish:
cortejo, comitiva,
German:
die Prozession,
Japanese:
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