rhyme royal
A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a…A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).
a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
(countable)A single stanza of this form.
Origin
This term was reportedly first used in the mid-1800s.This term was reportedly first used in the mid-1800s.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: rhymes royalSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.