obsequy

noun

ob·​se·​quy ˈäb-sə-kwē 

plural obsequies

: a funeral or burial rite

—usually used in plural

Synonyms

• burial
• burying
• entombing
• entombment
• inhumation
• interment
• interring
• sepulture

Example Sentences

the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies

Word History

Etymology

Middle English obsequie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin obsequiae (plural), alteration of Latin exsequiae, from exsequi to follow out, execute — more at execution

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above