Exequy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exequy \Ex"e*quy\, n.; pl. {Exequies}. [L. exequiae, exsequiae,
     a funeral procession, fr. exsequi to follow out: cf. OF.
     exeques. See {Exequte}.]
     A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of
     burial; obsequies; funeral procession.
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           But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen. --Shak.
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