obsequies

== English == === Etymology === Plural of obsequy; from Middle English obsequias, obsequies, obsequyes, from Latin obsequiae. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɔbsɪ.kwiːz/ === Noun === obsequies pl (plural only) (plural only) Funeral rites. ==== Usage notes ==== The plural only usage is favored by the Oxford Dictionary, and thus can be considered to be British, whereas Webster's dictionary, with prevalence of the usage in the plural being noted, gives both singular and plural forms of the word. In modern usage, not to be confused with obsequious. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === obsequies plural of obsequy. plural of obsequie. === References === The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. American Edition. Oxford University Press, 1997 Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Random House, 1996. === Anagrams === Essequibo == Portuguese == === Verb === obsequies second-person singular present subjunctive of obsequiar == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /obˈsekjes/ [oβ̞ˈse.kjes] Rhymes: -ekjes Syllabification: ob‧se‧quies === Verb === obsequies second-person singular present subjunctive of obsequiar