festal

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or of the nature of a feast or festival; festive.

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  • In truth, I am not certain which was worse, the bedchamber or the festal hall. —  Kushiel’s Avatar
  • I could not see who led the mad dash, for it seemed they all went at once, unarmed Furies in ragged attire, running wild for the festal hall, and most of the eunuchs with them. —  Kushiel’s Avatar
  • One of the women had snatched it up in passing in the wild rush for the festal hall. —  Kushiel’s Avatar
  • Or, rather, it might be said, in symbol of her wealth of spirit, her palace, with its galleries of art, its libraries and festal-halls, welcomed all guests who could enjoy and use them. —  Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Vol. II
  • Or, rather, it might be said, in symbol of her wealth of spirit, her palace, with its galleries of art, its libraries and festal-halls, welcomed all guests who could enjoy and use them She was, indeed, The Friend. —  Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin fēstālis, from Latin fēstum, feast; see feast.

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  1. = Old French festal, from Latin festum, a holiday, a feast: see feast.
 

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