n.
  - a large meal, especially a celebratory one. 
▸a plentiful supply of something enjoyable.
 - an annual religious celebration. 
▸a day dedicated to a particular saint.
 ▸Brit. an annual village festival.
 
v.
 eat and drink lavishly. 
▸give a lavish meal to.
 
  Phrase
  
    - ghost 
(or skeleton)
 at the feast
 a person or thing that brings gloom to an otherwise pleasant occasion.  - feast one's eyes on
 gaze at with pleasure. 
   
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. feste (n.), fester (v.), from L. festa, neut. pl. of festus ‘joyous’; cf. fete and fiesta.