myriologue
(ˈmɪrɪəlɒg)
[ad. mod.Gr. µυριολόγι(ον), corrupted f. µοιρολόγι(ον), f. µοῖρα fate + λόγος speech. Cf. moirologist.]
An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman.
| 1824 New Monthly Mag. XI. 141 The myriologues (or laments) which are uttered on these occasions have all the characters of inspiration. 1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer's Greece I. v. 136 The myriologues or songs for the dead. 1869 H. F. Tozer Highl. Turkey II. 229. |