[ 'bakən(ə)l , -nal ]
chiefly literary
■ noun
1》 an occasion of wild and drunken revelry.
2》 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus, the Greek or Roman god of wine.
■ adjective characterized by wild revelry; ~ian.
Origin
C16: from L. ~is , from the name of the god Bacchus .