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Synonyms for obsequy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ob-si-kwee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb sɪ kwi



Définition of obsequy

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French obseque, osseque "funeral rites," from Medieval Latin obsequiae, influenced in sense by confusion of Latin obsequium "compliance" (see obsequious) with exsequiae "funeral rites." Now usually in plural, obsequies.
  • noun funeral ceremony
Example sentences :
  • The second day after his obsequy was done reverently, and on his body laid a tomb of stone and his banner hanging over him.
  • Extract from : « Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) » by Jean Froissart, Thomas Malory, Raphael Holinshed
  • All below was a dark blue twilight, as if for an obsequy within instead of for one on the roof.
  • Extract from : « A Case in Camera » by Oliver Onions

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