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jongleur

[ jong-gler; French zhawn-glœr ]
/ ˈdʒɒŋ glər; French ʒɔ̃ˈglœr /
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noun, plural jon·gleurs [jong-glerz; French zhawn-glœr]. /ˈdʒɒŋ glərz; French ʒɔ̃ˈglœr/.
(in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
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Origin of jongleur

1755–65; <French; Middle French jougleur (perhaps by misreading, ou being read on), Old French jogleor<Latin joculātor joker, equivalent to joculā() to joke + -tor-tor
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British Dictionary definitions for jongleur

jongleur
/ (French ʒɔ̃ɡlœr) /

noun
(in medieval France) an itinerant minstrel

Word Origin for jongleur

C18: from Old French jogleour, from Latin joculātor joker, jester; see juggle
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