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) ]
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) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012