obsequy

The obsequies observed for w:John HorwoodJohn Horwood on April 13th 2011

Meaning

Noun

The last office for the dead.
A funeral rite or service.

Origin

From Latin obsequiī, alteration of obsequia (by confusion, in association with exequiae, from exsequī).

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