\Re"qui*em\ (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies
rest, the first words of the Mass being ``Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine,'' give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref.
re- re + quies quiet. See {Quiet}, n., and cf. {Requin}.]
1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed
   soul.
         We should profane the service of the dead To sing a
         requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted
         souls.                                --Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a
   deceased person.
3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]
         Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms
         of peace forever slept.               --Sandys.