Obsequy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A funeral rite or ceremony. Often used in the plural.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The last office for the dead
  • n. A funeral rite or service.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. Obsequiousness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Ready compliance; deferential service; obsequiousness.
  • n. A funeral rite or ceremony.
  • Word Usage
    "Man's introduction could be understood as the uncomfortable relation between obsequiousness and obsequy, that is, between the awkward coincidence of following one's teachers and issuing their burial rites. close window"
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