obsequies

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/ˈɔbsɪ.kwiːz/ (UK)

Definition of obsequies

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noun

(plural, plural-only)Funeral rites.

“A murmur of astonishment ran through the chapel. It was hushed instantly, for, at a sign from Lord Avonleigh, the coffin was carried into the vault; and again the voice of the priest was the only sound, breathing the last and solemn benediction of the mournful obsequies.”

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noun

(plural, plural-only)Funeral rites.

“A murmur of astonishment ran through the chapel. It was hushed instantly, for, at a sign from Lord Avonleigh, the coffin was carried into the vault; and again the voice of the priest was the only sound, breathing the last and solemn benediction of the mournful obsequies.”
(form-of, plural)plural of obsequy.
(form-of, plural)plural of obsequie.

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Plural of obsequy; from Middle English obsequias, obsequies, obsequyes, from Latin obsequiae.

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