Banquet

Quick meaning: Banquet is a noun meaning A large celebratory meal; a feast.

Meaning

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

More Meanings

1. A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
2. (intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.
3. (transitive) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
4. (archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
5. (obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.

Example Sentences

Wee'll dine in the great roome, but let the muſick / And banquet be prepar'd here.

So comes a Reck’ning when the Banquet’s o’er, / The dreadful Reck’ning, and Men ſmile no more.

True, worthy Banquo; he is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; / It is a banquet to me.

Who goes to dine must take his feast / Or find the banquet mean; / The table is not laid without / Till it is laid within.

Word Forms

• banquets
• bankette
• banqueting
• banquetting
• banqueted
• banquetted

Synonyms for banquet

Depending on context, synonyms include reception, junket, feast.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include feast, junket, feasting, dine, dinner, meal.

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