n.
Pronunciation: ' pa-j ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pagyn, padgeant, literally, scene of a play, from Anglo-French pagine, pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina, perhaps from Latin, page
Date: 14th century
1 a : a mere show : PRETENSE b : an ostentatious display
2 : SHOW , EXHIBITION especially : an elaborate colorful exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usually with floats
3 : PAGEANTRY 1