Banquet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
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. to hold or take part in a banquet
  2. to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet
Banquet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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