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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obsequies /ˈɒbsɪkwɪz/ pl n ( sing -quy)- funeral rites
Etymology: 14th Century: via Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin obsequiae (influenced by Latin exsequiae), from obsequium compliance WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•se•quy (ob′si kwē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -quies. Usually, obsequies. - a funeral rite or ceremony.
- Late Latin obsequiae, alteration (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia, plural of Latin obsequium; see obsequious
- Middle French
- Middle English obseque 1350–1400
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