junker (jas y)

[German.] A young German poble; a member of the aristocratic party in jun-kět, *Jon-ket, *jun-cade, *Jun-cate, s. [Ital. giuncata =a kind of fresh cheese and cream, so called because it is brought to market upon rushes; also a junket ( Florio ), from giunco =arush; Lat. juncus; O. Fr. joncade.] 1. A kind of sweetmeat. 2. A feast, an entertainment. jun-kět, v. i. & t. [JUNKET, 8.] A. In trans .: To feast, to banquet. B. Trans.: To entertain at a feast; to feast. jun-kět-ing, s. [Eng. junket ; -ing .] A feast, an entertainment, a junket. "The apostle would have no reveling, or junketing upon the altar." -South : Sermons , vol. i., ser. 7.