jongleur

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An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc
(French, meaning 'juggler') A wandering minstrel, common in medieval times, whose skills often combined singing, playing an instrument (often a fiddle), acrobatics, and juggline
Professional storyteller or public entertainer in medieval France. His roles included those of musician, juggler, acrobat, and reciter of literary works. Jongleurs performed in marketplaces on public holidays, in abbeys, and in castles of nobles, who sometimes retained them in permanent employment. Jongleurs were most important in the 13th century; in the 14th century, the various facets of their role were taken over by other performers. See also goliard; trouvère
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly
a singer of folk songs
One who, or that which, joints
A place of low resort, as for smoking opium
A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall
(O Prov joglar) A singer of vernacular French or Occitanian verse and who may or may not be the original writer
Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure
A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joi
A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting
An instrumental musician See also Bard
A venerable name for a minstrel or traveling story-teller
A juggler; a conjuror
In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition
{i} wandering musician during the Middle Ages
A medieval secular musician
jongleur

    Hyphenation

    jon·gleur

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ zhOn-'gl&r ] (noun.) 1779. Loanword from French jongleur.
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