obsequies
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ob·se·quies /ˈɒbsəkwiz $ ˈɑːb-/ noun [plural] formal MXa funeral ceremony 葬礼，丧礼
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obsequies• She just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to his obsequies.• He also wished to leave because the nuns were still engaged in the obsequies preceding the funerals of their two dead colleagues.• Some of the obsequies that marked Chris Woodhead's passing spoke of his work to improve school standards.Origin obsequies (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin obsequiae, from (influenced by Latin obsequium; → OBSEQUIOUS) Latin exsequiae “funeral ceremony”ob·se·quies nounChineseSyllable
Corpus funeral a ceremony
obsequies
ob‧se‧quies /ˈɒbsəkwiz, ˈɒbsɪkwiz $ ˈɑːb-/
noun [plural] formal
ob‧se‧quies /ˈɒbsəkwiz, ˈɒbsɪkwiz $ ˈɑːb-/
noun [plural] formal Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin obsequiae, from (influenced by Latin obsequium; ⇨ obsequious) Latin exsequiae 'funeral ceremony'
a funeral ceremony
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin obsequiae, from (influenced by Latin obsequium; ⇨ obsequious) Latin exsequiae 'funeral ceremony'