ˈepəˌsēd noun
or ep·i·ce·di·um ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsēdēəm
( plural epicedes ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsēdz ; or epice·dia ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsēdēə)
Etymology: Latin epicedium, from Greek epikēdeion, from neuter of epikēdeios of a funeral, from epikēdeia funeral, from epi- + kēdeia funeral, mourning, from kēdos grief, trouble, sadness + -eia -y — more at hate
: a funeral song or ode : dirge , elegy
Lycidas … formed a part of a collection of epicedes on Edward King — George Saintsbury