exequies.

The ceremonies or observances performed for a person's funeral.

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Words that belong together

• solemn exequies
• royal exequies

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The solemn exequies continued after the bells had stopped.

Royal exequies filled the chapel with people who had never met the dead ruler.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Rare singular exequy; plural exequies, the usual canonical form. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.