大たい饗きょう

noun

large banquet; grand feast

General term for a large-scale banquet or feast; can be used in modern contexts for formal or ceremonial dining events.

• 祝しゅく賀が会かいでは大たい饗きょうが催もよおされた。

  A grand banquet was held at the celebration.

noun

court banquet (Heian period)

Only with reading おおあえ

Historical term for a formal banquet held at the imperial court during the Heian period; now archaic and used only in historical contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの大おお饗あえは、貴き族ぞくたちの重じゅう要ような社しゃ交こうの場ばだった。

  The court banquet (ōae) of the Heian period was an important social occasion for the nobility.