obsequy
Pronunciation: /ˈɒbsəkwiː/
The English word “obsequy” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
Etymology
From Middle English obseque, from Old French obseque, osseque, from Latin obsequiī (“complaisant, yielding”), alteration of obsequia (“compliance”) (by confusion, in association with exsequia (“funeral rites”), from exsequī (“follow or accompany to the grave”)).
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