banquet

[ bang-kwit ]
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noun
  1. a lavish meal; feast.

  2. a ceremonious public dinner, especially one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.

verb (used with object),ban·quet·ed, ban·quet·ing.
  1. to entertain or regale with a banquet: They banqueted the visiting prime minister in grand style.

verb (used without object),ban·quet·ed, ban·quet·ing.
  1. to have or attend a banquet; feast: They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.

Origin of banquet

1
First recorded in 1450–1500; from Middle French, from Italian banchetto (banc(o) “table” (see bank2) + -etto -et); replacing late Middle English bankat, banket(te), from Middle French

synonym study For banquet

1. See feast.

Other words from banquet

  • ban·quet·er, ban·que·teer [bang-kwi-teer], /ˌbæŋ kwɪˈtɪər/, noun

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How to use banquet in a sentence

  • A monster wasp appeared a hundred feet overhead, checked in its flight, and plunged upon the luckless banqueter.

    The Forgotten Planet | Murray Leinster
  • The glasses were emptied and a shout of applause rang from every banqueter save one.

    The Victim | Thomas Dixon
  • Nor was Stubb the only banqueter on whale's flesh that night.

    Moby Dick; or The Whale | Herman Melville

British Dictionary definitions for banquet

banquet

/ (ˈbæŋkwɪt) /


noun
  1. a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast

  2. a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches

verb-quets, -queting or -queted
  1. (intr) to hold or take part in a banquet

  2. (tr) to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet

Origin of banquet

1
C15: from Old French, from Italian banchetto, from banco a table, of Germanic origin; see bank 1

Derived forms of banquet

  • banqueter, noun

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