banquet

ban·quet  (bngkwt)

n.

1. An elaborate, sumptuous repast.

2. A ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion.

tr. & intr.v. ban·quet·ed, ban·quet·ing, ban·quets

To honor at or partake of a banquet.

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[Old French, diminutive of banc, bench; see bank³.]

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banquet·er n.

Word History: The linguistic stock of the word banquet has been fluctuating for a long time. The Old French word banquet, the likely source of our word, is derived from Old French banc, "bench," ultimately of Germanic origin. The sense development in Old French seems to have been from "little bench" to "meal taken on the family workbench" to "feast." The English word banquet is first recorded in a work possibly composed before 1475 with reference to a feast held by the god Apollo, and it appears to have been used from the 15th to the 18th century to refer to the feasts of the powerful and the wealthy. Perhaps this association led a 19th-century newspaper editor to label the word "grandiloquent" because it was being appropriated by those lower down on the social scale.

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banquet

Noun

an elaborate formal dinner often followed by speeches

Verb

[-queting, -queted]

to hold or take part in a banquet [Italian banco a table]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	banquet - a ceremonial dinner party for many people feast dinner party, dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" gaudy - (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
	2.	banquet - a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" feast, spread meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
Verb	1.	banquet - provide a feast or banquet for feast, junket feast, banquet, junket - partake in a feast or banquet host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
	2.	banquet - partake in a feast or banquet feast, junket eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" banquet, feast, junket - provide a feast or banquet for wine and dine - eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"

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banquet

noun feast, spread (informal) dinner, meal, entertainment, revel, blowout (slang) repast, slap-up meal Brit. (informal) hakari N.Z.

Translations

banquet [ˈbæŋkwɪt] n → banquete m

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banquet [ˈbæŋkwɪt] n → banquet m, festin m

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banquet [ˈbæŋkwɪt] n → Bankett nt

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banquet [ˈbæŋkwɪt] n → banchetto