exequy

exequy
exequial /ek see"kwee euhl/, adj.
/ek"si kwee/, n., pl. exequies.
1. Usually, exequies. funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies.
2. a funeral procession.
[1350-1400; ME exequies (pl.) < ML, L exequiae lit., train of followers, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + sequ(i) to follow) + -iae, fem. pl. n. suffix]

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