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exequial

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ex⋅e⋅quy

  [ek-si-kwee]
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–noun, plural -quies.
1. Usually, exequies. funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies.
2. a funeral procession.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME exequies (pl.) < ML, L exequiae lit., train of followers, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + sequ(ī) to follow) + -iae, fem. pl. n. suffix

Related forms:
ex⋅e⋅qui⋅al  [ek-see-kwee-uhl] , adjective
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