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Tannhäuser definition

Tann·häu·ser (tän′ho̵i′zər; tan′-)

a German knight and minnesinger of the 13th cent., dealt with in legend as a knight who seeks absolution after giving himself up to revelry in Venusberg

Etymology: Ger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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