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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•quet /ˈbæŋkwɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a large, splendid feast.
- a large public dinner, esp. one to honor a person.
v. - [~ + object] to entertain with a banquet.
ban•quet•er, ban•que•teer /ˌbæŋkwɪˈtɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•quet (bang′kwit),USA pronunciation n., v., -quet•ed, -quet•ing. n. - a lavish meal; feast.
- a ceremonious public dinner, esp. one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.
v.t. - to entertain or regale with a banquet:They banqueted the visiting prime minister in grand style.
v.i. - to have or attend a banquet;
feast:They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.
- Middle French
- Italian banchetto (banc(o) table (see bank2) + -etto -et); replacing late Middle English banket
- Middle French
- 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See feast.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: banquet /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ n - a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast
- a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches
vb ( -quets, -queting, -queted)- (intransitive) to hold or take part in a banquet
- (transitive) to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Italian banchetto, from banco a table, of Germanic origin; see bank1ˈbanqueter n |