jongleur
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See also Jongleur
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from French jongleur.
Noun [edit]
jongleur (plural jongleurs)
- An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
- J. R. Green
- Vivacity and picturesqueness of the jongleur's verse.
- J. R. Green
- A juggler; a conjurer.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French jangleor (and various other spellings) from jongler (“to entertain”)
Noun [edit]
jongleur m (plural jongleurs; feminine jongleuse, plural jongleuses)
- (dated) an entertainer
- a juggler
