cortege
or cor·tège
[ kawr-tezh, -teyzh ]
/ kɔrˈtɛʒ, -ˈteɪʒ /
noun
a procession, especially a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege.
a line or train of attendants; retinue.
Origin of cortege
1670–80; < French < Italian
corteggio courtly retinue, derivative of
corteggiare to court, itself derivative of
corte
court
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British Dictionary definitions for cortege
cortege
cortge
/ (kɔːˈteɪʒ) /
noun
a formal procession, esp a funeral procession
a train of attendants; retinue
Word Origin for cortege
C17: from French, from Italian
corteggio, from
corteggiare to attend, from
corte
court