The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cortege \cortege\, Cort'ege \Cor`t['e]ge"\(k[^o]r`t[asl]zh"), n.
   [F., fr. It. corteggio train, fr. corte court. See Court.]
   A train of attendants; a group following and attending to
   some important person.

   Syn: retinue, suite, entourage.
        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]

   2. a procession, especially a funeral procession following
      the casket carrying a dead person.
      [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cortege
    n 1: a funeral procession
    2: the group following and attending to some important person
       [syn: cortege, retinue, suite, entourage]