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exequies

exequies is the plural of exequy.

Meaning of exequy

Noun

exequy (plural exequies)

  1. (obsolete, plural) Funeral rites.
    • But yet, before we go, let’s not forget
      The noble Duke of Bedford late deceased,
      But see his exequies fulfill’d in Rouen:1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about exequies

What is exequies the plural of?
Exequies is the plural of exequy.

Words near exequies in the dictionary

  1. exepanol
  2. exept
  3. exequatur
  4. exequaturs
  5. exequial
  6. exequies
  7. exequious
  8. exequy
  9. exequys
  10. exerbike
  11. exerbikes

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