obsequy

n., pl., -quies.
A funeral rite or ceremony. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English obsequi, from Old French obseque, from Medieval Latin obsequiae, alteration (influenced by Latin exsequiae, funeral rites) of Latin obsequia, pl. of obsequium, compliance, dutiful service; see obsequious.]

(OB-si-kwee)

noun
A funeral rite or ceremony.

Etymology
From Middle English obsequie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin obsequiae, alteration (after Latin exsequiae, funeral rites) of Latin obsequia, plural of obsequium (compliance).]

Usage
"When (Anthony) Powell died, in March of last year, at the age of ninety-four, the New York Times Book Review devoted a Bookend column to the obsequy." — Christopher Hitchens; An Omnivorous Curiosity; The Atlantic Monthly (Boston); Jun 2001.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - begravelse, ligbegængelse

Français (French)
n. pl. - obsèques, funérailles

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Beerdigungsfeierlichkeiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - κηδεία, εκφορά νεκρού

Italiano (Italian)
esequie, funerali

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - exéquias (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
похороны

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - exequias, funerales, honras fúnebres

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - begravningshögtidligheter, likbegängelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
葬礼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 葬禮

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 장례식

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 葬式

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮טקסי-קבורה, לוויה‬

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