Exequy
//ˈɛksɪkwi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Funeral rites. obsolete, plural
"But yet, before we go, let’s not forget The noble Duke of Bedford late deceased, But see his exequies fulfill’d in Rouen:"
Example
More examples"But yet, before we go, let’s not forget The noble Duke of Bedford late deceased, But see his exequies fulfill’d in Rouen:"
Etymology
A back-formation from exequies, from Middle English exequies, from Old French exequies, from Latin exsequiās, accusative of exsequiae (“a funeral, seeing-off procession”).
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