epicede

noun

ep·​i·​cede

ˈepəˌsēd

variants or epicedium

ˌ⸗⸗ˈsēdēəm

plural epicedes

ˈ⸗⸗ˌsēdz

or epicedia

ˌ⸗⸗ˈsēdēə

: a funeral song or ode : dirge, elegy

Lycidas … formed a part of a collection of epicedes on Edward King

—George Saintsbury

Word History

Etymology

Latin epicedium, from Greek epikēdeion, from neuter of epikēdeios of a funeral, from epikēdeia funeral, from epi- + kēdeia funeral, mourning, from kēdos grief, trouble, sadness + -eia -y

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