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exequies

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/ ˈɛksɪkwɪz /

plural noun

  1. the rites and ceremonies used at funerals

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Origin of exequies

C14: from Latin exequiae (plural) funeral procession, rites, from exequī to follow to the end, from sequī to follow

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