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jongleur

/jong-gler; French zhawn-glœr/US // ˈdʒɒŋ glər; French ʒɔ̃ˈglœr //UK // (French ʒɔ̃ɡlœr) //

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  1. 1

    plural jon·gleurs [jong-glerz; French zhawn-glœr]. /ˈdʒɒŋ glərz; French ʒɔ̃ˈglœr/.

    • : an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.

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Examples

  • There has come a travelling jongleur from Auvergne, who tells a wonderful tale of your deed at Valmont.

  • So the angels gave the lad white wings like their own, and a great viol like a jongleur's.

  • But how is this to be done, and which of my little court dare attempt this tour de jongleur with any chance of success?

  • In French he was called jongleur or jugleur, menestrel or menestrier.

  • Sancho, forward, in a high sweet voice like a jongleur's voice, was singing to the men an endless ballad.