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noun
Something done or said in honour of the dead; obsequies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin parentātiō, from parentō (“to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents”). See parent.
