What does obsequy mean?
Obsequy means The last office for the dead..
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/ˈɔbsɪ.kwiː/ · noun
The last office for the dead..
But, to-day, there were no obsequies to observe at all.
And to the ladyes he reſtored agayn / The bodyes of her huſbandes yͭ were ſlayn / To done obſequies as tho was the gyſe.
It was a rather ghastly ceremony, but it was the only means in our power of showing our respect to the faithful dead and of celebrating his obsequies.
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Obsequy means The last office for the dead..
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But, to-day, there were no obsequies to observe at all.
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