exequy

[ ek-si-kwee ]

noun

, plural ex·e·quies.

1. Usually exequies. funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies.
2. a funeral procession.

Other Words From

• ex·e·qui·al [ek-, see, -kwee-, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exequy¹

1350–1400; Middle English exequies (plural) < Medieval Latin, Latin exequiae literally, train of followers, equivalent to ex- ex- ¹ + sequ ( ī ) to follow) + -iae, feminine plural noun suffix