jongleur

(jäŋ′glər; Fr z̸hōn glër′)

noun

a wandering minstrel in medieval France and England, who entertained by reciting or singing

Origin: Fr < OFr jogleor: see juggler

See jongleur in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A wandering minstrel, poet, or entertainer in medieval England and France.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , variant of jogleor

Origin: , from Latin ioculātor, jester

Origin: , from ioculārī, to jest; see juggle

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