Pageant

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpædʒɨntÌš/, /ˈpædÊ’É™nt/

Alternative forms

• pageaunt obsolete

Origin

From Medieval Latin pagina.

late 14c., "play in a cycle of mystery plays," perhaps from Latin pagina ("page of a book").

Full definition of pageant

Noun

1. An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
2. A spectacular ceremony.
3. A beauty pageant.

Synonyms

• (elaborate public display) spectacle
• (beauty pageant) beauty pageant

Derived terms

• pageantry
• beauty pageant

Verb

1. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
• ShakespeareHe pageants us.