banquet: Meaning and Definition of

ban•quet

Pronunciation: (bang'kwit), [key]

— n., v., -quet•ed, -quet•ing.

—n.

a lavish meal; feast.
a ceremonious public dinner, esp. one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.

—v.t.

to entertain or regale with a banquet: They banqueted the visiting prime minister in grand style.

—v.i.

to have or attend a banquet; feast: They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.

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