cortege

or cor·tège

[ kawr-tezh, -teyzh ]
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noun
  1. a procession, especially a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege.

  2. a line or train of attendants; retinue.

Origin of cortege

1
1670–80; <French <Italian corteggio courtly retinue, derivative of corteggiare to court, itself derivative of cortecourt

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cortege

cortge

/ (kɔːˈteɪʒ) /


noun
  1. a formal procession, esp a funeral procession

  2. a train of attendants; retinue

Origin of cortege

1
C17: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to attend, from corte court

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