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EXEQUY
Etymology
Noun
exequy (plural exequys or exequies)
(obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"e*quy, n.;pl. Exequies. Etym: [L. exequiae, exsequiae, a funeral procession, fr. exsequi to follow out: cf. OF. exeques. See Exequte.]
Definition: A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession. But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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