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jongleur

/ʒɑŋˈglɜr/
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A jongleur is an old-fashioned, wandering singer of songs. If you were a noble in medieval France, your household might have been entertained occasionally by singing, juggling jongleurs.

A jongleur was very similar to a medieval minstrel or troubadour. While minstrels were commonly employed as household servants by wealthy families, jongleurs were itinerant entertainers who could be hired to sing, recite verses, do magic tricks, or juggle for an evening's entertainment. In fact, the word jongleur also means "juggler," from the Latin ioculator, "jester, joker, or juggler."

Definitions of jongleur
  1. noun
    a wandering medieval entertainer, especially a minstrel
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