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Definition of “jongleur

jongleur (French ʒɔ̃ɡlœr) 

Definitions

noun

  1. (in medieval France) an itinerant minstrel

Word Origin

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

Usage examples

  • Let us now consider what kind of jongleur Turold might have been.
    Andrew Bridgeford, 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)

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