dirge

Noun
Synonyms: coronachlamentrequiemthrenody

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead personSynonyms: coronachlamentrequiemthrenody
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dirge \Dirge\, n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou (imperative of dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn (Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning, "Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo vitam meam." See Direct, a., and cf. Dirige.] A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn. [1913 Webster]

The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral. --Ford. [1913 Webster]

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