■ noun a ceremony held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.
↘ archaic or literary a procession of mourners at a burial.
Phrases
it's your ~ informal said to warn someone that an unwise act is their own responsibility.
Origin
ME: from OFr. funeraille , from med. L. ~ia , neut. plural of late L. ~is , from L. funus , funer- '~, death, corpse'.