n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English funerelles (pl.), from Middle French funerailles (pl.), from Medieval Latin funeralia (pl.), from Late Latin, neuter plural of funeralis, adjective
Date: circa 1512
1 : the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation
2 chiefly dialect : a funeral sermon
3 : a funeral procession
4 : an end of something's existence
5 : a matter of concern to one : WORRY <if you flunk, it's your funeral >