a yearly meeting in Wales of poets, musicians, etc., at which prizes are given for compositions and performances: 19th-cent. revival of an old Welsh custom
See eisteddfod in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ā-stĕÞˈvŏd, ī-stĕÞˈ-)
nounpl.eis·tedd·fods or eis·tedd·fod·au(āˌstĕÞ-vŏdˈī, īˌstĕÞ-)
An annual competitive festival of Welsh poets and musicians.