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trouvère

American  
[troo-vair, troo-ver] / truˈvɛər, truˈvɛr /

noun

plural

trouvères

  1. one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d'oïl, and composed chiefly the chansons de geste and works on the themes of courtly love.

trouvère British  
/ truvœr, truvɛr, truːˈvɛə /

noun

  1. any of a group of poets of N France during the 12th and 13th centuries who composed chiefly narrative works

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Etymology

Origin of trouvère

1785–95; < French; Old French troveor, equivalent to trov ( er ) to find, compose ( see trover) + -eor < Latin -ātor -ator

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