bellycheer Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bel"ly*cheer` noun

Etymology

Perh. from F. belle chère.

Definitions

1. Good cheer; viands. Obs. "Bellycheer and banquets." Rowlands. "Loaves and bellycheer." Milton.

Bel"ly*cheer` intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To revel; to feast. Obs.

   A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to bellycheer in their presumptuous Sion. Milton.