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troubadour

Pronunciation: /ˈtruːbədɔː/
Definition of troubadour

noun

  • a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in the 11th to 13th centuries, especially on the theme of courtly love.
  • a poet who writes verse to music.

Origin:

French, from Provençal trobador, from trobar 'find, invent, compose in verse'

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