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See Also:

• plural of obsequy.

obsequies

British  

/ ˈɒbsɪkwɪz, ɒbˈsiːkwɪəl /

plural noun

1. funeral rites

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• obsequial
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of obsequies

C14: via Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin obsequiae (influenced by Latin exsequiae ), from obsequium compliance

Example Sentences

Obsequies provide a chance for catching up on the latest gossip or to do a little business.

From Time Magazine Archive

Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King.

From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various

The funeral Preparations and final Obsequies The death of Lord Byron was felt by all Greece as a national misfortune. 

From The Life of Lord Byron by Galt, John

I am just come from attending the Obsequies of Theresa-Cunegunda Sobieski Electoress of Bavaria, Mother to the Elector.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

"Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King," has a distinct title-page and pagination, and contains the first edition of Lycidas.

From Life of John Milton by Garnett, Richard