FUNERAL

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ~is, from Latin funer-, funus ~ (n.) Date: 14th century of, relating to, or constituting a ~, funereal 2, II. noun Etymology: Middle English funerelles (plural), from Middle French funerailles (plural), from Medieval Latin ~ia (plural), from Late Latin, neuter plural of ~is, adjective Date: circa 1512 the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation, a ~ sermon, a ~ procession, an end of something's existence, a matter of concern to one ; worry