epicede
noun
ep·i·cede
ˈepəˌsēd
variants or epicedium
ˌ⸗⸗ˈsēdēəm
plural epicedes
ˈ⸗⸗ˌsēdz
or epicedia ˌ⸗⸗ˈsēdēə
: a funeral song or ode : dirge, elegy
Lycidas … formed a part of a collection of epicedes on Edward King
George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury
Word History
Etymology
Latin epicedium, from Greek epikēdeion, from neuter of epikēdeios of a funeral, from epikēdeia funeral, from epi- + kēdeia funeral, mourning, from kēdos grief, trouble, sadness + -eia -y