Banquet
Banquet ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French, a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; compare Italian banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See Bank a bench, and compare Banquette.]
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. [Obsolete]
We'll dine in the great room, but let the music
And banquet be prepared here.
Banquet , transitive verb
To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
Just in time to banquet
The illustrious company assembled there.
Banquet , intransitive verb
1.
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.
2.
To partake of a dessert after a feast. [Obsolete]
Where they did both sup and banquet.