romaunt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of romaunt
1520–30; < Anglo-French, variant of Old French romant romance 1
Example Sentences
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‘Moreover,’ observed Humfrey, ‘the ladies ought to see the romaunt of the Cat complete.’
From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge
"Sir Floris" is an allegorical romaunt founded on a passage in "Le Violier des Histoires Provenciaux."
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
Fair dames and damsels, may your loves be as happy as those of the heroine of this romaunt.
From Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray
"Alack! alack! poor Henry," said Richard; "never, never was lady of romaunt so noble, and so true!"
From The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade by Charlotte Mary Yonge
When romanz became felt as a noun, it developed a "singular" roman or romant, the latter of which gave the archaic Eng. romaunt.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
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