单词 | obsequies |
释义 | obsequies/ˈɒbsɪkwɪz /plural noun Funeral rites.Burial takes place this Tuesday morning in St. Colman's Cemetery following Requiem Mass at 11 a.m. Funeral obsequies will be published later....
Synonyms funeral rites, funeral service, funeral, burial ceremony/service, burial; interment, entombment, inhumation, last offices formal exequies archaic sepulture OriginLate Middle English: plural of obsolete obsequy, from Anglo-Norman French obsequie, from the medieval Latin plural obsequiae (from Latin exsequiae 'funeral rites', influenced by obsequium 'dutiful service'). |
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