Word Of The Day

Cortege:

A cortege is a procession of people who are walking or riding in cars to a funeral. [Collins Dictionary]

Noted in “In 1921, the first soldier of the Tomb of the Unknowns was laid to rest. The memorial was caught on film,” Michael E. Ruane, WaPo:

They jammed the avenues to watch the cortege pass, and swarmed into the cemetery to see the burial.

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