obsequies

Etymology
Plural of ; from, , , from.

Noun

 * 1)  Funeral rites.

Usage notes

 * the plural only usage is favored by the Oxford Dictionary, and thus can be considered to be British, whereas Webster's dictionary, with prevalence of the usage in the plural being noted, gives both singular and plural forms of the word.
 * in modern usage, not to be confused with obsequious

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: cluiche caointe
 * Maori:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: pogrebni obred