obsequy
Meanings
noun
- The last office for the dead.
- A funeral rite or service.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English obseque, from Old French obseque, osseque, from Latin obsequiī (“complaisant, yielding”), alteration of obsequia (“compliance”) (by confusion, in association with exsequia (“funeral rites”), from exsequī (“follow or accompany to the grave”)).
Derived words
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