cortege

/kɔrˈtɛʒ/
noun
  1. A funeral procession, or a line of people or vehicles moving slowly in a formal way, especially at a funeral.
    • The president's cortege included dozens of vehicles and motorcycle escorts.
    • Mourners lined the streets as the funeral cortege passed by.
    • The cortege of black cars slowly made its way to the cemetery.
  2. A group of people who accompany or follow an important person; a retinue.
    • A small cortege of advisors followed the general into the meeting room.
    • The celebrity's cortege of assistants and stylists filled the hotel lobby.
    • The queen arrived with a large cortege of servants and guards.
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