Cortege

//kɔɹˈtɛʒ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.

    "Upon the morrow after their marriage, the bride and bridegroom perambulate the streets, followed by a numerous cortege, the guests at the wedding festival, two and two"

  2. 2
    the group following and attending to some important person wordnet
  3. 3
    a funeral procession wordnet

Synonyms

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entourageentourageretinueretinueattendanceattendant

Example

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"Upon the morrow after their marriage, the bride and bridegroom perambulate the streets, followed by a numerous cortege, the guests at the wedding festival, two and two"

Etymology

Borrowed from French cortège.

Related phrases

cohors amicorum

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