Obsequy

ahd-5
  • noun. A funeral rite or ceremony.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A funeral rite or ceremony.
  • noun. Ready compliance; deferential service; obsequiousness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.
  • noun. Obsequiousness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The last office for the dead
  • noun. A funeral rite or service.
  • Word Usage
    "Man's introduction could be understood as the uncomfortable relation between obsequiousness and obsequy, that is, between the awkward coincidence of following one's teachers and issuing their burial rites. close window"
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning