Funeral /(fū"nẽr*al)/

Fu·ner·al

Funeral

n.
  1. The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural.
    King James his funerals were performed very solemnly in the collegiate church at Westminster.
    — Euller.
  2. The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment.
  3. A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural. [Obs.]
    Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals.

Funeral

a.
  1. Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.

Phrases & Compounds
Funeral pile
a structure of combustible material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes, as part of a funeral rite; a pyre.