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noun a lavish meal; feast.
a ceremonious public dinner, especially one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.
verb (used with object), ban·quet·ed, ban·quet·ing. 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. to have or attend a banquet; feast: They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.
Origin of banquet 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 Words nearby banquet bannock, Bannockburn, banns, banoffee, banon, banquet , banquet room, banquette, Banquo, bans, bansela
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British Dictionary definitions for banquet noun a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast
a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches
verb -quets , -queting or -queted (intr) to hold or take part in a banquet
(tr) to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet
Derived forms of banquet banqueter , noun Word Origin for banquet C15: from Old French, from Italian banchetto , from banco a table, of Germanic origin; see bank 1
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