Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PAN-E-GYR'IC, n. [Fr. panegyrique; It. and Sp. panegirico; L. panegyricus, from the Gr. πανηγυρις, a public meeting or celebration; πας, παν, all, and αρυγις, an assembly.]

1. An oration or eulogy in praise of some distinguished person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium. – Stillingfleet.
2. An encomium; praise bestowed on some eminent person, action or virtue. – Dryden.