'banqueter
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| —n | |
| 1. | a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast |
| 2. | a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches |
| —vb , -quets, -queting, -queted | |
| 3. | (intr) to hold or take part in a banquet |
| 4. | (tr) to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet |
| [C15: from Old French, from Italian banchetto, from banco a table, of Germanic origin; see | |
| 'banqueter | |
| —n | |
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