pageantry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rich and spectacular ceremony
    pageant.
  2. noun an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
    pageant.

WordNet


Pag"eant*ry noun
Definitions
  1. Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly; spectacular guality; splendor.
    Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden.
    The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds.
    Syn. -- Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.

Webster 1913