trouvère

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medieval lyric poet using the Northern langue d’oïl (precursor dialects of modern French), as opposed to their older, southern example, the original troubadours, who used langue d’oc (Occitan)

Word forms

trouvère trouvères

Etymology

Borrowed from French trouvère.

Related words

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