noun
- elaborate displays or ceremonies, especially those involving colorful spectacle and formal processions
Usage: plural of pageantry
Examples
- The royal wedding featured magnificent pageantries that attracted millions of viewers.
- Medieval festivals often include pageantries with knights in armor and elaborate costumes.
- The city's annual celebration is known for its colorful pageantries and street performances.
- Historical pageantries help bring the past to life for museum visitors.
- The graduation ceremony included traditional academic pageantries dating back centuries.
- Local communities organized pageantries to commemorate the town's founding.