Fu"ner*al (f"nr*al), n. [LL. funeralia, prop. neut. pl. of funeralis of
a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris, funeral: cf. F. funÈrailles.] 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. "The long funerals." Pope.