banquet
noun
[ ˈbaŋkwɪt ]
• an elaborate and formal meal for many people.
• "a state banquet at Buckingham Palace"
banquet
verb
• entertain with a banquet.
• "ambassadors were fabulously banqueted and loaded with gifts"
Origin:
late 15th century: from French, diminutive of banc ‘bench’ (see bank1).
