Ob"se*quy (?), n.; pl. Obsequies (#). [L. obsequiae, pl., funeral rites, fr. obsequi: cf.F. obsèques. See Obsequent, and cf. Obsequious.] 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.

I will myself
Be the chief mourner at his obsequies.

The funeral obsequies were decently and privately performed by his family

2. Obsequiousness. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

• The last office for the dead
  
• A funeral service.