cortege

noun cor·tege \kȯr-ˈtezh, ˈkȯr-ˌ\

: a line of people or cars moving slowly at a funeral

Full Definition of CORTEGE

: a train of attendants : retinue

: procession; especially : a funeral procession

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cor·tege also cor·tège \kȯr-ˈtezh, ˈkȯr-ˌ\

French cortège, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare to court, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure — more at court

First Known Use: 1648

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