obsequy

American  

[ob-si-kwee] / ˈɒb sɪ kwi /

noun

plural

obsequies

1. a funeral rite or ceremony.

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Etymology

Origin of obsequy

1350–1400; Middle English obseque < Middle French < Late Latin obsequiae, alteration (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia, plural of Latin obsequium; obsequious

Example Sentences

That knowledge sits uncomfortably with what has come before, not because the leaden language of the scripted obsequies is persuasive, but because the grieving citizens are so real.

From New York Times

"Whether derided or praised," the historian Robert Rotberg has written, "he remains an object of calumny, obsequy and inquiry."

From BBC

I can tell you, within hours, how many TV viewers tuned in for the Thatcher obsequies.

From The Guardian

Collective memory cannot be battered into adoring someone by official obsequies.

From The Guardian

In his radio interview, Mr. Medinsky pledged to make it an occasion to remember and to observe all the obsequies.

From New York Times