cortege

UK: /kɔː^rˈtɛɪʒ/, /kɔː^rˈtɛʒ/

US: /kɔrˈtɛʒ/

US: (kôr tezh′, -tāzh′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cor•tege or cor•tège/kɔrˈtɛʒ/   n. [countable]

1. a procession, esp. for a funeral.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cor•tege  (kôr tezh′, -tāzh′), n. 

1. a procession, esp. a ceremonial one:
   a funeral cortege.
2. a line or train of attendants;
   retinue.

Also, cor•tège′. 

• Italian corteggio courtly retinue, derivative of corteggiare to court, itself derivative of corte court
• French
• 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cortege, cortège / kɔːˈteɪʒ/ noun

1. a formal procession, esp a funeral procession
2. a train of attendants; retinue

Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to attend, from corte court