funeral

funeral is a Noun

Definition:

[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.

[3] A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural. [Obs.] Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals. South.