Eisteddfod

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eisteddfod \Eis*tedd"fod\ ([=a]s*t[e^][th]"v[=o]d), n. [W.,
     session, fr. eistedd to sit.]
     An assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress
     of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a
     patriotic revival of the old custom.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eisteddfod
       n : any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic
           competitions (especially in singing)
       [also: {eisteddfodau} (pl)]