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obsequies

ob·se·quies [ óbsəkweez ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
funeral rites: rites or ceremonies carried out at a funeral

[14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< late Latin obsequiae, alteration (influenced by obsequium "compliance") of exequiae "those following out (to the grave)" < exsequi (see execute)]
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