Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE'QUI-EM
RE'QUI-EM, n. [L.]
- In the Romish Church, a hymn or mass sung for the dead, for the rest of his soul; so called from the first word. Encyc.
- Rest; quiet; peace. [Not in use.] – Sandys.
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