n.; pl.Elegies [ L. elegia, Gr. &unr_;, fem. sing. (cf. &unr_;, prop., neut. pl. of &unr_; a distich in elegiac verse), fr. &unr_; elegiac, fr. &unr_; a song of mourning. ] A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]