— exequial /ek see"kwee euhl/ , adj.
/ek"si kwee/ , n. , pl. exequies .
1. Usually, exequies . funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies.
2. a funeral procession.
[ 1350-1400; ME exequies (pl.) exequiae lit., train of followers, equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + sequ ( i ) to follow) + -iae, fem. pl. n. suffix ]