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jongleur
[ jong-gler; French zhawn-glœr ]
noun
, plural jon·gleurs [jong, -glerz, zhaw, n, -, glœr].
- (in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
jongleur
/ ʒɔ̃ɡlœr /
noun
- (in medieval France) an itinerant minstrel
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jongleur1
C18: from Old French jogleour, from Latin joculātor joker, jester; see juggle
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Example Sentences
There has come a travelling jongleur from Auvergne, who tells a wonderful tale of your deed at Valmont.
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So the angels gave the lad white wings like their own, and a great viol like a jongleur's.
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But how is this to be done, and which of my little court dare attempt this tour de jongleur with any chance of success?
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In French he was called jongleur or jugleur, menestrel or menestrier.
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Sancho, forward, in a high sweet voice like a jongleur's voice, was singing to the men an endless ballad.
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