noun
- a funeral rite or ceremony; often used in the plural (exequies) to refer to funeral rites and obsequies.
Usage: formal; often used in plural form 'exequies'; archaic or literary in modern usage
Examples
- The exequies were held at the cathedral on a cold winter morning.
- Ancient Romans performed elaborate exequies to honor their deceased leaders.
- The family arranged a simple exequy rather than a large public ceremony.
- Medieval exequies often included processions and religious chanting.
- The bishop presided over the exequies with great solemnity.