Festival \Fes"ti*val\, a. [OF. festival, fr. L. festivum festive jollity, fr. festivus festive, gay. See Festive.]

Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.

I cannot woo in festival terms. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Festi-val \Fes"ti-val\, n. A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious.

The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. --Milton.

Syn: Feast; banquet; carousal. See Feast.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)