'Threnody' definitions:

Definition of 'threnody'

(from WordNet)
noun
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody]

Definition of 'Threnody'

From: GCIDE
  • Threnody \Thren"o*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a dirge + ? a song. See Threne, and Ode.] A song of lamentation; a threnode. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]