(also cor·tege especially in US ) / kɔːˈteʒ; -ˈteɪʒ; NAmE kɔːrˈteʒ/ noun
a line of cars or people moving along slowly at a funeral
SYN funeral procession
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , from Italian corteggio , from corteggiare attend court, from corte court, from Latin cohors , cohort- retinue.