01 n. The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.
pl.
Obsequies ((#))
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The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.“I will . . . fetch him hence, and solemnly attend, With silent obsequy and funeral train.” — Milton.“I will myself Be the chief mourner at his obsequies.” — Dryden.“The funeral obsequies were decently and privately performed by his family.” — J. P. Mahaffy.
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2.
Obsequiousness.[Obs.]