Pageant (păj&eitalic_;nt or pāj&eitalic_;nt; 277), n. [OE. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact, Page of a book.]
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1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. “A pageant truly played.” Shak.
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To see sad pageants of men's miseries. Spenser.
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2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display.
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The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day! Pope.
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We love the man, the paltry pageant you. Cowper.
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Pageant, v. t. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] “He pageants us.” Shak.
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