I.sacrifices in honor of the dead (class.); nom., Ov. M. 13, 613; abl., id. Ib. 454: “alicui inferias afferre,” Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf.: “absenti ferat inferias,” Verg. A. 9, 215; so, “referre,” Hor. C. 2, 1, 28: “alicui dare,” Ov. F. 5, 422: “mittere,” id. M. 11, 381: “accipere,” id. ib. 8, 488: “inferias alicui facere,” Tac. H. 2, 95: “inferias his annua religione instituit,” Suet. Calig. 15; id. Claud. 11; id. Vit. 11 al.
infĕrĭae , ārum, f. plur. [inferi],