pageant
pageant
/ˈpædʒənt/
1 a public entertainment in which people dress in historical costumes and give performances of scenes from history
They were filming a colourful pageant about Scotland’s past.
TOPICS HistoryC2
2 (North American English) a competition for young women in which their beauty, personal qualities and skills are judged
a beauty pageant
COMPARE beauty contest
3 pageant (of something) (literary) something that is considered as a series of interesting and different events
life’s rich pageant
Word Origin
late Middle English pagyn, of unknown origin.
e.g.
Hey Kevin, you better go put your tie on. We don't wanna be late for the Christmas pageant. お前もタイを クリスマス会に遅れるぞ (/yupeco/『ホーム・アローン2』)