also: あえ
noun
feast; banquet; entertaining guests
Archaic noun for hosting a feast or treating someone to food and drink. In modern Japanese, this concept is expressed with words like 饗宴 (きょうえん) or もてなし.
古い文献では、王が臣下を饗したと記されている。
In old documents, it is recorded that the king feasted his retainers.
「饗」は、現代ではほとんど使われない漢字だ。
The kanji 饗 is hardly used in modern times.