CORTEGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The group following and attending to some important person

Synonyms:

cortege; entourage; retinue; suite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("cortege" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Meronyms (parts of "cortege"):

bodyguard (a group of men who escort and protect some important person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cortege"):

court; royal court (the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince)

Meaning:

A funeral procession

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("cortege" is a kind of...):

procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)