A funeral ode; a lament over a dead person; = "epicedium".
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bale (1495–1563), bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian. From classical Latin epicēdīon epicedium, with omission of the ending.
Definition of epicede in US English:
epicede
nounˈɛpɪsiːd
A funeral ode; a lament over a dead person; = "epicedium".
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bale (1495–1563), bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian. From classical Latin epicēdīon epicedium, with omission of the ending.