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Obsequies vs Exequies - What's the difference?

obsequies | exequies |

As nouns the difference between obsequies and exequies

is that obsequies is funeral rites while exequies is plural of lang=en.

obsequies

English

Noun

  • (label) funeral rites
  • see obsequy

    • Usage notes

    * the plural only usage is favored by the Oxford Dictionary obsequies ('obsequy' not listed)]. Oxford Dictionaries Online, Oxford University Press, and thus can be considered to be British, whereas Webster's dictionary, with prevalence of the usage in the plural being noted, gives both singular and plural forms of the word[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/obsequy obsequy. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. * in modern usage, not to be confused with obsequious

    References

    * The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. American Edition. Oxford University Press, 1997 * Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language . Random House, 1996. ----

    exequies

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (obsolete)