rites is a form of:

Rite



noun
1.
(A solemn or ceremonial act or observance, formal custom, esp, religious ceremonial) ចារិត្ដ, ពិធីបុណ្យក្នុងសាសនា
Example: Marriage rites in our church are carried out in the same way each each time a man and a woman are married.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.
1.
act, ceremony, custom, formality, liturgy, practice, protocol, ritual, system