FU'NERAL, n. [L. funus, from funale, a cord, a torch, from funis, a rope or cord, as torches were made of cords, and were used in burials among the Romans.]
1. Burial; the ceremony of buying a dead body; the solemnization of interment; obsequies.
2. The procession of persons attending the burial of the dead.
3. Burial; interment.
FU'NERAL, a. Pertaining to burial; used at the interment of the dead; as funeral rites, honors or ceremonies; a funeral torch; funeral feast or games; funeral oration.
