Pageant
Pageant (paj"ent or pā"jent; 277) , noun
[Old English pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, from Late Latin pagina, akin to pangere to fasten; compare Latin pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact, Page of a book.]
1.
A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle.
A pageant truly played.
To see sad pageants of men's miseries.
2.
An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display.
The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day!
We love the man, the paltry pageant you.
Pageant , adjective
Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular.
Pageant pomp.
Pageant , transitive verb
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [Rare]
He pageants us.