Banquet — Defs

01 n. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.

1.
A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.
2.
A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats.[Obs.]
“We'll dine in the great room, but let the music And banquet be prepared here.” — Massinger.

02 v. t. To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.

imp. & p. p. Banqueted; p. pr. & vb. n. Banqueting

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To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
“Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there.” — Coleridge.

03 v. i. To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast.

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To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast.
“Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets, I would not taste thy treasonous offer.” — Milton.
2.
To partake of a dessert after a feast.[Obs.]
“Where they did both sup and banquet.” — Cavendish.