eloge
noun
āˈlōzh,
ālȯȯzh
plural eloges
-ōzhə̇z,
-ȯȯzh
1
archaic : encomium, eulogy
2
: a panegyrical funeral oration
Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from Medieval Latin elogium (influenced in meaning by Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy), from Latin, maxim, saying, inscription on a tombstone, probably by folk etymology (influence of Latin e- and Greek logos word) from Greek elegeion elegy