n.; pl.Obsequies [ L. obsequiae, pl., funeral rites, fr. obsequi: cf. F. obsèques. See Obsequent, and cf. Obsequious. ] 1. 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. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
I will . . . fetch him hence, and solemnly attend, With silent obsequy and funeral train. Milton [ 1913 Webster ]
I will myself Be the chief mourner at his obsequies. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The funeral obsequies were decently and privately performed by his family. J. P. Mahaffy. [ 1913 Webster ]
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