obsequy
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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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obsequy
late 14c., from L. obsequium (see obsequious). Now usually in plural, obsequies.
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Obsequy
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Example sentences
The second day after his obsequy was done reverently, and on his body laid a tomb of stone and his banner hanging over him.
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