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 ]

2. Obsequiousness. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor. ] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction. [ 1913 Webster ]