cortege Definition
cor·tege (kôr tez̸h′, -tāz̸h′)
noun
- the group of attendants accompanying a person; retinue
- a ceremonial procession, as at a funeral
Etymology: Fr cortège < It corteggio, retinue < corte < L cohors: see court
cortege Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pass: On the funeral of a villager all curtains were drawn on the route to the church as the funeral cortege passed by.
- follow: Hundreds of local people attended and followed the cortege the three miles to the cemetery at Leazes for the interment.
- see: He saw the cortege in the light of the gas lamp leading the procession.
- escort: Six police motorcyclists will escort the cortege to Stormont with two police cars following at the rear.
- form: As his funeral cortege formed up outside his home, the police concluded that a paramilitary show of strength was about to take place.
- watch: The crowds that lined the Dublin footpaths to watch the cortege were honoring the Revolutionary soldier.
Adjective modifier
funeral: The gun carriage was also used for Princess Diana's funeral cortege in 1997.
Browse dictionary entries near cortege
- ‹ Cortés
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- ‹ corsetiere
- ‹ corset
- ‹ corselet
- ‹ corse
- ‹ corsair
- ‹ corsage
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