Obsequy
Pronunciation : Ob"se*quy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. obsequiae, pl., funeral rites, fr. obsequi: cf.F. obs?ques. See Obsequent, and cf. Obsequious.]
Definition : 1. The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural. Spencer. I will...fetch him hence, and solemnly attend, With silent obsequy and funeral train. Milton I will myself Be the chief mourner at his obsequies. Dryden. The funeral obsequies were decently and privately performed by his family J. P. Mahaffy.
2. Obsequiousness. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
pl. Obsequies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913