Definition of OBSEQUY

obsequy

Plural: obsequies

Noun

  • A funeral rite or ceremony.
  • The last office for the dead.
  • A funeral rite or service.

Examples

  • Playing OBSEQUY for big points felt like a tribute to a winning game.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English obseque, from Old French obseque, osseque, from Latin obsequiī (“complaisant, yielding”), alteration of obsequia (“compliance”) (by confusion, in association with exsequia (“funeral rites”), from exsequī (“follow or accompany to the grave”)).

Scrabble Score: 21

obsequy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
obsequy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
obsequy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

obsequy: valid Words With Friends Word