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troubadour

[ troo-buh-dawr, -dohr, -door ]

noun

  1. one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
  2. any wandering singer or minstrel.


troubadour

/ ˈtruːbəˌdʊə /

noun

  1. any of a class of lyric poets who flourished principally in Provence and N Italy from the 11th to the 13th centuries, writing chiefly on courtly love in complex metric form
  2. a singer


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Word History and Origins

Origin of troubadour1

First recorded in 1720–30; from French, from Provençal trobador, equivalent to trob(ar) “to find, compose” ( trover ) + -ador (from Latin -ātor -ator

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Word History and Origins

Origin of troubadour1

C18: from French, from Old Provençal trobador , from trobar to write verses, perhaps ultimately from Latin tropus trope

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Example Sentences

He is also the author of Mellencamp: American Troubadour (forthcoming, University Press of Kentucky).

Llewyn Davis is a troubadour and vagabond, one who happens to be in grief.

The band is now touring Britain, after playing at the Troubadour in London and releasing their second CD.

But he had neither the gentle troubadour's art, as the knights of Provence, nor the deeper lore of the Spaniard.

This ragged, beard-begrown troubadour, the graceful, elegant Caillette of Francis' court?

Manrico a very robust type of Troubadour—but oughtn't a Troubadour to carry about a guitar, or a lute, or something?

It is fortunate for you, sir, that the Duchess Joan wears her hair short, like a Northman or a bantling troubadour.

But he sees this Troubadour has put his poor old nose out of joint for him.

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