[ban.quet] n [MF, fr. OIt banchetto, fr. dim. of banca bench, bank] (15c) 1: a sumptuous feast; esp: an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person "a state ~"
2: a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement "an awards ~"
[2]banquet vi (ca. 1500): to partake of a banquet ~ vt: to treat with a banquet: feast -- ban.quet.er n