tenson

American  

[ten-sohn] / tɛnˈsoʊn /

noun

1. a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.

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Etymology

Origin of tenson

1830–40; < French; Old French tençon < Provençal tensoun, tenso contest, dispute < Latin tēnsiōn- (stem of tēnsiō ); see tension

Example Sentences

I should much prefer a tenson of the twelfth century, when two or three masters of the Gai Saber discussed questions of love and chivalry.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

Suppose, doctor, you were to get up a tenson a little more relative to our own wise days.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

This group contains two-part songs, arranged dialogue-fashion, like a debat or a tenson.

From A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs by Combs, Josiah Henry

When more than two singers took part in a tenson, it became a tournament.

From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur

Disputes before these courts usually took the form of the tenson, or contention, already described.

From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur