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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