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obsequy

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ob⋅se⋅quy

  [ob-si-kwee]
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–noun, plural -quies. Usually, obsequies.
a funeral rite or ceremony.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME obseque < MF < LL obsequiae, alter. (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia, pl. of L obsequium; see obsequious
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ob·se·quy   (ŏb'sĭ-kwē)   
n.   pl. ob·se·quies
A funeral rite or ceremony. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English obsequi, from Old French obseque, from Medieval Latin obsequiae, alteration (influenced by Latin exsequiae, funeral rites) of Latin obsequia, pl. of obsequium, compliance, dutiful service; see obsequious.]
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