[ noun ] (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC) <noun.person>
Further concerts tonight and Saturday When the oratorio Belshazzar had its first performance in 1745, it was performed at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, which Handel had booked for the winter season.