Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something done or said in honor of the dead; funeral rites; obsequies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete Something done or said in honour of the dead;
obsequies .
Etymologies
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Latin parentatio, from parentare to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See parent.
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