Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BAN'QUET, n. [Fr. banquet; Arm. bancqed or banvez; It. banchetto, a little seat, a feast; Sp. banqueta, a stool with three legs; banquete, a banquet. From these words, it would appear that banquet is a sitting, and hence a feast; and not, as supposed, from the oriental פנק, فَنَقَ, to feed or bring up delicately.]

A feast; a rich entertainment of meat and drink. – Esther v. Job xli. Amos vi.