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Word of the Day – Exequy

By July 6, 2025Word of the Day

Exequy (noun)

ek-si-kwee

Usually exequies. Funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies. / A funeral procession.

1350–1400; Middle English exequies (plural) < Medieval Latin, Latin exequiae literally, train of followers, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + sequ ( ī ) to follow) + -iae, feminine plural noun suffix

Example sentences

“The exequy was a solemn affair.”

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