n.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-kw ē - ' es- ˌ kät, - ˌ kat; ˌ r ā -kw ē - ' es- ˌ kät
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, may he (or she) rest, from requiescere to rest, from re- + quiescere to be quiet, from quies
Date: 1824
: a prayer for the repose of a dead person