Main Entry:

soi·ree

Variant(s):

or soi·rée \swä-ˈrā\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French soirée evening period, evening party, from Middle French, from soir evening, from Latin sero at a late hour, from serus late; akin to Old Irish sír long, lasting and perhaps to Old English sīth late — more at since

Date:

1802

: a party or reception held in the evening