Exequy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛksɪkwi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Exequy is a noun meaning (obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.
Meaning
(obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.
Example Sentences
Exequies of Saul obſerued with mourning weeping and faſting.
EDWARD. Whether goes my Lord of Couentrie so fast? BISHOP. To celebrate your fathers exequies,
We were accelerating along the Perth Road at a speed much faster than is normally associated with exequies.
But yet, before we go, let’s not forget The noble Duke of Bedford late deceased, But see his exequies fulfill’d in Rouen:
Word Forms
- exequies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exsequy, obsequies, exequys, equestrian, obsequie, equitie.
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