pageant
Meanings
Plural: pageants
Noun
- an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
- a rich and spectacular ceremony
- An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
- A spectacular ceremony.
- Ellipsis of beauty pageant.
- A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.
Verb
- To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
Origin / Etymology
Late 14th c. as Middle English pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina (“play in a cycle of mystery plays”), perhaps from Latin pāgina (“page of a book”).
Scrabble Score: 10
pageant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpageant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pageant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
pageant is a valid Words With Friends word