pag·eant·ry

[paj-uhn-tree]
noun, plural pag·eant·ries.
1.
spectacular display; pomp: the pageantry of a coronation.
2.
mere show; empty display.
3.
pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants.

Origin:
1600–10; pageant + -ry


1. spectacle, ceremony, show.
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pageantry (ˈpædʒəntrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ries
1.  spectacular display or ceremony
2.  archaic pageants collectively

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Word Origin & History

pageantry
1650s; see pageant.
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Example sentences
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The four-in-hand, as can be gathered from the above description, did not in any
  way in his eyes represent possible pageantry.
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