cortege

See also: cortège

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French cortège.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kɔɹˈtɛʒ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹ.tɛʒ/

NounEdit

cortege (plural corteges)

1. A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a king.
   • 1660: Samuel Pepys, Diary - Upon the morrow after their marriage, the bride and bridegroom perambulate the streets, followed by a numerous cortege, the guests at the wedding festival, two and two...

TranslationsEdit

a ceremonial procession

• Finnish: kulkue (fi)
• French: cortège (fr) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kortesje m

  Nynorsk: kortesje m

• Russian: корте́ж (ru) m (kortɛ́ž)
• Swedish: kortege (sv), tåg (sv)

SynonymsEdit

• entourage
• gang
• group
• followership
• posse
• retinue

See alsoEdit

• sycophant
• lackey
• groupie
• cohors amicorum