Chrétien de Troyes Syllabification: (Chré·tien de Troyes)Pronunciation: /krāˈtyeN də ˈtrwä/Definition of Chrétien de Troyes (12th century), French poet. His courtly romances on Arthurian themes include Lancelot (circa 1177–81) and Perceval (circa 1181–90, unfinished). Chrétien de Troyes in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Chrétien de Troyes in the British & World English dictionary