cortege

cortege

noun

Definition of CORTEGE

1

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person <the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent>

Synonyms entourage, following, posse, retinue, suite, tail, train

Related Words crew, personnel, staff; court; assistant, attendant, helper, retainer

2

a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way <the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks>

Synonyms parade, procession

Related Words progress; callithump; column, line, string, train

Variants of CORTEGE

cortege also cortège