n.
Variant: also cor · tège
Pronunciation: ko ̇ r- ' tezh, ' ko ̇ r- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French cortège, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to court, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure ― more at COURT
Date: 1648
1 : a train of attendants : RETINUE
2 : PROCESSION especially : a funeral procession