CORTEGE


Meaning of CORTEGE in English

cor ‧ tege /kɔːˈteɪʒ $ kɔːrˈteʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: cortège , from Italian corteggio , from corteggiare 'to attend the royal court' , from corte 'court' ; from the idea of a group of people following an important person around, as at court ]

a line of people or cars that move along slowly in a funeral

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.