English Explanatory Dictionary

exequy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Funeral rites.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛksɪkwi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-exequy.wav

Word forms

exequy exequies exsequy

Etymology

A back-formation from exequies, from Middle English exequies, from Old French exequies, from Latin exsequiās, accusative of exsequiae (“a funeral, seeing-off procession”).

Derived words

exequious
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