Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jongleur"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jongleur \Jon"gleur\, Jongler \Jon"gler\, n. [F. jongleur. See
{Juggler}.]
1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who,
for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own
composition. See {Troubadour}.
Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's
verse. --J R. Green.
2. A juggler; a conjuror. See {Juggler}. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jongleur
n : a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {minstrel}, {poet-singer},
{troubadour}]
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