POTLATCH

add. ·noun hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts.

2. potlatch ·add. ·noun among the kwakiutl, chimmesyan, and other indians of the northwestern coast of north america, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it.