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obsequy.

The last office for the dead.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒbsəkwiː/UK, US
  1. The last office for the dead.

  2. A funeral rite or service.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

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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