1823, Henry Fitzroy, Henry Fitzroy, the Young Midshipman, Chalmers & Collins (Glasgow), p. 74:She was thus quietly occupied in her own apartment, and the festivities of the party that were assembled above, were loud and revelrous.
1984, Jim Moorhead, "‘Superstar’ Company Acquits Itself Well," St. Petersburg Independent, 7 Feb., p. 6B (retrieved 21 Sep. 2009):An hour and a half of now-revelrous, now-subdued celebration hummed along with admirable energy.
1996, Fran Schumer, "Cyclists' Holiday," New York Times, 3 Nov. (retrieved 21 Sep. 2009):My husband and I suffered in a Holiday Inn that was the scene of a revelrous post-wedding party.
2006, M. G. Vassanji, When She Was Queen, ISBN 9780385661775, p. 1:I was, if you will, the contingent phenomenon, a potential lurking in the unholy fug of a revelrous night spun out of control.
