cortege [kɔrˈtɛʒ] n.
1.) A train of attendants, as of a distinguished person; a retinue.
2.) A ceremonial procession.
3.) A funeral procession.
Etymology: French cortège, from Old Italian corteggio, from corteggiare, to pay honor, from corte, court, from Latin cohors, cohort-, throng.
"Thebes, city of death, one long cortege
and the suffering rises
wails for mercy rise
and the wild hymn for the Healer blazes out
clashing with our sobs our cries of mourning—
O golden daughter of god, send rescue
radiant as the kindness in your eyes!"
(Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Robert Fagles (trans.), 1977)
Anyone want to be in my cortege?
12 comments:
Totally usable. Memorable too, I like.
Interesting enough, the spanish word "cortejo" has the same italian origin as cortege but has a different meaning; closer to "court" as in "seeking attention from".
Wherever I go the bitches be following me in my cortege.
Just learned something.
I always associate the word with funerals, so you will be glad to know I would not like to be in yours, thanks. It always bothers me to see it without the grave accent but although all these funny signs are available on my keyboard, I can never be bothered to find out which keys to hit. I usually just cut and paste a letter with the appropriate accent, cedilla, slashed O or whatever.
that's my coworkers and I as we gather at our mandatory monthly meetings, a cortege.
They use this word frequently in New Orleans
if you need me - speak to my cortege.
...just rolling with my cortege
I definitely wouldn't mind being part of your funeral procession.
nice word. didn't sound so sad..
hey, gorgeous, where did you go missing lately?
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