• (n.) Obsequiousness. • (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/obsequy/
Ob'se·quy noun ; plural Obsequies . [ Latin obsequiae , plural, funeral rites, from obsequi : confer French obsèques . See Obsequent , and confer Obsequious .] 1. The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/5