OBSEQUIES


Meaning of OBSEQUIES in English

n.pl. 1 funeral rites. 2 a funeral. obsequial adj.

[ ME, pl. of obs. obsequy f. AF obsequie, OF obseque f. med.L obsequiae f. L exsequiae funeral rites (see EXEQUIES): assoc. with obsequium (see OBSEQUIOUS) ]

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