The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dirige \Dir"i*ge\, 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.
Evensongs and placebo and dirige.
--Wyclif.
Resort, I pray you, unto my sepulture
To sing my dirige with great devotion.
--Lamentation
of Mary
Magdalene.
Wiktionary
n. A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the first antiphon of matins for the dead, of which ''dirige'' is the first word; a dirge.
Usage examples of "dirige".
Psalter, in the same character, a Placebo and a Dirige, with a Hymnal and Collectary, for 4 s.
Ezequiel, de un ángel de cuatro caras que a un tiempo se dirige al Oriente y al Occidente, al Norte y al Sur.