obsequy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(obsi kwē)

Inflections of 'obsequy' (n): npl: obsequies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ob•se•quy  (obsi kwē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -quies. Usually, obsequies. 
  1. 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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