pageantry /ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/ noun1 •A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.That you aptly will suppose / What pageantry, what feats, what shows, / What minstrelsy, and pretty din, / The regent made in Mytilene / To greet the king. — 1607 formspageantries