— banqueter, banqueteer /bang'kwi tear"/ , n.
/bang"kwit/ , n. , v. , banqueted, banqueting .
n.
1. a lavish meal; feast.
2. a ceremonious public dinner, esp. one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.
v.t.
3. to entertain or regale with a banquet: They banqueted the visiting prime minister in grand style.
v.i.
4. to have or attend a banquet; feast: They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.
[ 1425-75; banchetto ( banc ( o ) table (see BANK 2 ) + -etto -ET); r. late ME banket ]
Syn. 1. See feast .