What does jongleur mean?
Definitions for jongleur
ˈdʒɒŋ glər, ʒɒŋˈglɜrjon·gleur
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Princeton's WordNet
folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadournoun
a singer of folk songs
Wiktionary
jongleurnoun
An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.
Wikipedia
Jongleur
A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. It originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist entertainer who sang songs and played musical instruments.
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jongleur
A jongleur is a professional entertainer in medieval times who often performed various forms of entertainment such as singing, juggling, acrobatics, reciting poetry, and storytelling. They often travelled from place to place, performing in public places or in the courts of nobility. The term originates from Old French, meaning 'juggler or minstrel'.
Webster Dictionary
Jongleurnoun
alt. of Jongler
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Jongleur
zhong′gler, n. a minstrel: a mountebank. [O. Fr. jogleor—L. joculator; cf. Juggler.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jongleur in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jongleur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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