durbar
noun
dur·bar ˈdər-ˌbär 
ˌdər-ˈbär
1
: court held by an Indian prince
2
: a formal reception held by an Indian prince or an African ruler
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Both foreground mounted Hausa riders in ceremonial durbar dress against a backdrop of iconographic Western figures – Zeus, Europa, Napoleon. 
Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 4 May 2021 The final ritual is the durbar, similar to a bar mitzvah, quinceañera, or dipo of the Krobo tribe of Ghana. Alexandreena Dixon, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2017
Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 4 May 2021 The final ritual is the durbar, similar to a bar mitzvah, quinceañera, or dipo of the Krobo tribe of Ghana. Alexandreena Dixon, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu darbār, from Persian, from dar door + bār admission, audience
First Known Use
1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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