romaunt
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
Origin of romaunt
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How to use romaunt in a sentence
In his own translation of the romaunt, l. 1393, he translates toise by fadome.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerIn this interval he translated the romaunt of the Rose, the most famous poetical work of the middle ages.
The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) | Anna JamesonIn the romaunt de la Rose the thing discussed seems to be positive vice.
Folkways | William Graham SumnerChaucer's "romaunt of the Rose" describes for us the movement of the "karole," danced on the "grene gras" in the spring days.
Games and Songs of American Children | VariousFair dames and damsels, may your loves be as happy as those of the heroine of this romaunt.
Burlesques | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for romaunt
/ (rəˈmɔːnt) /
archaic a verse romance
Origin of romaunt
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