obsequy
noun
ob·se·quy ˈäb-sə-kwē 
plural obsequies
: a funeral or burial rite —usually used in plural
Synonyms
- burial
- burying
- entombing
- entombment
- inhumation
- interment
- interring
- sepulture
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies
Word History
Etymology
Middle English obsequie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin obsequiae (plural), alteration of Latin exsequiae, from exsequi to follow out, execute — more at execution
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
obsequy
noun
as in interment
usually obsequies plural the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- interment
- burying
- interring
- inhumation
- funeral
- entombment
- entombing
- burial
- reinterment
- embalmment
- sepulture
- reburial
- immurement
- inurnment
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disinterment
- exhumation
- cremation
- unearthing