Noun: obsequy (obsequies) ób-su-kwee
- A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
"hundreds of people attended his obsequy";
- funeral
- A funeral rite or ceremony
"The obsequies for the fallen soldier were conducted with full military honours";
- exequy
Derived forms: obsequies
Type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
Encyclopedia: Obsequy