noun
or soi·rée (ˈ)swä|rā
( -s )
Etymology: French soirée evening period, evening party, from Middle French, from soir evening, from Latin sero at a late hour, from abl. of serum late time, from neuter of serus late — more at since
: an evening party or reception
attending … soirees in her silk, penthouse parlor — Saul Bellow
invited to soirees where the elite … displayed their shoddy splendor — Upton Sinclair