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chan⋅son de geste

[shahn-sawn duh zhest]
–noun, plural chan⋅sons de geste [shahn-sawn duh zhest] .
(in medieval French literature) an epic poem written in assonant verse or rhyme about historical or legendary events or figures.

Origin:
1865–70; < F: lit., song of deeds; see chanson, gest
chanson de geste   (də zhěst')   
n.   pl. chansons de geste
Any of more than 80 Old French epic poems of the 11th to the 14th centuries celebrating the deeds of historical or legendary figures, especially the exploits of Charlemagne and his successors.

[French : chanson, song + de, of + geste, heroic exploit.]
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