threnody Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    dirge; coronach; requiem; lament.

WordNet

Thren"o*dy noun
Etymology
Gr. a dirge + a song. See Threne, and Ode.
Definitions
  1. A song of lamentation; a threnode. Sir T. Herbert.

Webster 1913