cortege

Or cor·tège

[kawr-tezh, -teyzh]

noun

1. a procession, especially a ceremonial one.

   a funeral cortege.

2. a line or train of attendants; retinue.

cortege

/ kɔːˈteɪʒ /

noun

1. a formal procession, esp a funeral procession

2. a train of attendants; retinue

Word History and Origins

Origin of cortege¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cortege¹

C17: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to attend, from corte _court

Example Sentences

It led a cortege of numerous other lorries, as people lined the streets to pay their respects.

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Impatient drivers must "show respect" for funeral corteges after a hearse was side-swiped, delaying someone's funeral and causing £20,000 of damage, a funeral director has said.

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Hatton's funeral cortege was led by the famous Reliant van from Only Fools And Horses.

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Osbourne's widow Sharon and children Aimee, Jack and Kelly visited floral tributes laid at Black Sabbath bridge following his death on 22 July in a cortege that weaved through the streets of his home city.

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There will then be a private removal on Saturday morning, with the funeral cortege arriving at the chapel for a funeral Mass beginning at 12:00.

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