romaunt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of romaunt
1520–30; < Anglo-French, variant of Old French romant romance 1
Example Sentences
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An Italian story, Il Figliuolo di germani, the chronicle of St. Albinus, and the Servian romaunt of the Holy Foundling Simeon embody similar circumstances.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Montague Summers
Full soon he tunes each quivering chord, And, with preamble wildly sweet He doth the wondering listeners greet;— Then strikes into a changeful chaunt That fits his fanciful romaunt.
From The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme by Thomas Cooper
The beginnings of the Spanish poetry are extremely simple: its two fundamental forms were the romaunt and the song, and in these original national melodies we everywhere fancy we hear the accompaniment of the guitar.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by John Black
‘Moreover,’ observed Humfrey, ‘the ladies ought to see the romaunt of the Cat complete.’
From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Fair dames and damsels, may your loves be as happy as those of the heroine of this romaunt.
From Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray
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