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View synonyms for cortege

cortege

or cor·tège

[ kawr-tezh, -teyzh ]

noun

  1. a procession, especially a ceremonial one:

    a funeral cortege.

  2. a line or train of attendants; retinue.


cortege

/ kɔːˈteɪʒ /

noun

  1. a formal procession, esp a funeral procession
  2. a train of attendants; retinue


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cortege1

1670–80; < French < Italian corteggio courtly retinue, derivative of corteggiare to court, itself derivative of corte court

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cortege1

C17: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to attend, from corte court

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Example Sentences

He proceeded, almost on a run, to Poindexter's house, and arrived just as the funeral cortège was issuing from the door.

When Roma came to full possession of herself after the Requiem Mass, the cortège was on its way to the cemetery.

The bier was loaded with flowers and streamers, and the cost of the cortège was nearly a thousand francs.

Another cortège now approached; they were the carriages of the queen and princesses.

As the cortège approached they struck up a loud chant, to the measured time of which they marched forward.

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