troubadour
An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval EuropeAn itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.
» A female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.
Meaning
1 sensesAn itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.
Troubadour, Trobador, Troubairitz
трубаду́рtrubadúr
трубаду́рtrubadúr
- a singer of folk songs
Examples
5 sentencesA female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.
Who were the troubadours?
The troubadour agreed to perform for them in exchange for dinner and a pair of hares with their skins.
The French word "amour" comes from the Occitan language through the troubadours, otherwise it would be "ameur".
ruФранцузское слово «amour» пришло из окситанского языка через трубадуров, а иначе бы оно было «ameur».
Surely the life of troubadours in the Middle Ages was not as idyllic as we see in the movies.
Translations
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Origin
From Old Occitan trobar (“to find”) via Old French troubadour. Piecewise doublet of trouveFrom Old Occitan trobar (“to find”) via Old French troubadour. Piecewise doublet of trouveur.
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Forms
plural: troubadours| Singular | troubadour |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a singer of folk songs:folk singerjongleurminstrelpoet-singer