[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dirige \dir"ige\, n. l. see dirge.
   a service for the dead, in the roman catholic church, being
   the first antiphon of matins for the dead, of which dirige is
   the first word; a dirge.
   1913 webster

         evensongs and placebo and dirige.        --wyclif.
   1913 webster

         resort, i pray you, unto my sepulture
         to sing my dirige with great devotion.   --lamentation
                                                  of mary
                                                  magdalene.
   1913 webster
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