treat

[TREAT, v.] *1. Parley, conference, treaty. 2. An entertainment given as a compliment or expre ion of goodwill. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; treatment 3. Something given at an entertainment; hence, something which affords pleasure or is peculiarly enjoyable; an unusual pleasure or gratification. "We don't have meat every day... and it is a treat to me to get a dinner like this." -Thackeray Book of Snobs, ch. xxxv. (1) School Treat : A treat given to Sunday or day scholars at any period of the year, but especially in summer, when it generally takes the form of an excursion for a day to the country or to the sea-side. (2) To stand treat : To pay the expenses of an entertainment, ., for another or others; to entertain gratuitously; to treat.