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obsequies(dictionary)

obsequies (iou)



obsequies noun pl. Also sing. obsequy. LME.
[Anglo-Norman obsequie(s = Old French obseque(s (mod. obseques) from medieval Latin obsequiae prob. alt. of Latin exequiae (see EXEQUY) by assoc. with obsequium dutiful service (see OBSEQUY noun1).]
Funeral rites or ceremonies; a funeral. Formerly also, a commemorative rite or service.
obsequial [-'si:-] adjective L17.