Large formal meals or feasts with many guests, often held for special occasions like celebrations or important events.
From Italian 'banchetto' meaning 'small bench' or 'table,' derived from 'banca' (bench). Guests would sit around benches for these large meals, giving the meal its name.
Medieval banquets could last hours with multiple courses—there are surviving menus showing peacocks dressed in their original feathers served as part of the spectacle!
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