- plural of obsequy.
obsequies
Example Sentences
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I don’t want to add here to the emotional obsequies being written for the Washington Post, after its latest round of contraction last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The diplomatic focus will be on the part of St Peter's Square where presidents and prime ministers, princes and monarchs will sit waiting for the obsequies to begin.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
I can tell you, within hours, how many TV viewers tuned in for the Thatcher obsequies.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
In his radio interview, Mr. Medinsky pledged to make it an occasion to remember and to observe all the obsequies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2012
This astounding information caused the christening festivities to be brought to an abrupt conclusion, the emperor ordering instead that the Court should go into mourning and Bourbon's obsequies should be celebrated for five days.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Eleanor E. Tremayne
