eisteddfod Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)

WordNet

Eis*tedd"fod noun
Etymology
W., session, fr. eistedd to sit.
Definitions
  1. Am 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.

Webster 1913