festschrift

[ fest-shrift ]

noun

, plural fest·schrift·en [fest, -shrif-t, uh, n], fest·schrifts.

1. (often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.

festschrift

/ ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft /

noun

1. a collection of essays or learned papers contributed by a number of people to honour an eminent scholar, esp a colleague

Word History and Origins

Origin of festschrift¹

1900–05; < German, equivalent to Fest feast, festival + Schrift writing

Word History and Origins

Origin of festschrift¹

German, from Fest celebration, feast + Schrift writing

Example Sentences

He had a potential new NBC series in the works, a Netflix special in the offing and a new biography that was far more festschrift than exposé.

From Salon

The documentary is part festschrift, part expiation, fuelled by filial regret at things left unsaid, connections missed, as well as the desire to right wrongs and honor his father’s legacy.

From The Guardian

I am honoured to have been asked to contribute to AJP Taylor's festschrift.

From The Guardian

The earliest picture in the festschrift, dating from 1986, when Pinder was only 20, shows an unemployed man with a pickaxe, scavenging for scrap metal on industrial wasteland at Stockton.

From The Guardian