obsequy

== English == === Alternative forms === obsequie (obsolete) === 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”)). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɔbsɪ.kwiː/ === Noun === obsequy (plural obsequies) The last office for the dead. (chiefly in the plural) A funeral rite or service. 1919 , Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 13: But, to-day, there were no obsequies to observe at all. ==== Usage notes ==== In modern usage, the word is used mainly in the plural, obsequies, which should not be confused with obsequious. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ====