obsequies
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sɪ noun, plural ob·se·quies. Usually, obsequies.
a funeral rite or ceremony.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English obseque < Middle French < Late Latin obsequiae, alteration (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia, plural of Latin obsequium; see obsequious
1350–1400; Middle English obseque < Middle French < Late Latin obsequiae, alteration (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia, plural of Latin obsequium; see obsequious
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obsequies (ˈɒbsɪkwɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pl n , sing -quy | |
| funeral rites | |
| [C14: via Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin obsequiae (influenced by Latin exsequiae), from obsequium compliance] | |
| obsequial | |
| —adj | |
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obsequy
late 14c., from L. obsequium (see obsequious). Now usually in plural, obsequies.
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Example sentences
He too might well have been disappointed that his obsequies were not grander.
The people, counted by tens of thousands, thronged the streets while his obsequies proceeded.
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