as in interment
usually obsequies plural the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies

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interment
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  • From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
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“Obsequy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsequy. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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