Threnody

thren′ō-di, n. an ode or song of lamentation.— n. Threne , a lament, lamentation.— adjs. Threnet′ic , -al ; Threnō′dial , Threnod′ic .— n. Thren′odist , a writer of threnodies. [Gr. thrēnōdia — thrēnos , a lament, ōdē , a song.]