trouveur

[troo-vur; French troo-vœr] /truˈvɜr; French truˈvœr/

noun, plural trouveurs

[troo-vurz; French troo-vœr] /truˈvɜrz; French truˈvœr/ (Show IPA)

trouvère.

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The buoyant and elastic temper of the French trouveur was spiritualized in the Welsh singers by a more refined poetic feeling.

History of the English People, Volume II (of 8) John Richard Green

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