Feast

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname from Middle English.

proper noun

1
A surname from Middle English.
2
A Baháʼí community meeting; occuring every nineteen days.

Etymology

From either Middle English fist (“fist”), perhaps a nickname for an aggressive person, or from Middle English fest (“fart”). The Baháʼí sense is a calque of Calque of Persian ضیافت (ziyâfat).

Forms

plural: Feasts

Fears · A surname.fearsome · Frightening, especially in appearance.feast · A holiday, festival, especially a religious one

Feast · A surname from Middle English.

feat · A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.feather · A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of…Feather · A surname. An English surname originating as an occupation.

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