obsequies

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔbsɪ.kwiːz/

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obsequies pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) Funeral rites.
2. plural of obsequy.
3. plural of obsequie.

• the plural only usage is favored by the Oxford Dictionary[1], 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[2][3].
• in modern usage, not to be confused with obsequious

• The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. American Edition. Oxford University Press, 1997
• Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Random House, 1996.

• Essequibo

obsequies

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of obsequiar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of obsequiar.