Definitions for trouvere

trouvere trou·vère

Spelling: [troo-vair; French troo-ver
IPA: /truˈvɛər; French truˈvɛr/

Trouvere is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 126 anagrams from letters in trouvere (eeorrtuv).

Definitions for trouvere

noun

  1. one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d'oïl, and composed chiefly the chansons de geste and works on the themes of courtly love.

Origin of trouvere

1785-95; French; Old French troveor, equivalent to trov(er) to find, compose (see trover) + -eor Latin -ātor -ator

Examples for trouvere

The trouvere walks rapidly towards the hedge, holding Florette by the hand.

Wace, the Norman-French trouvere, dedicated to her his 'Brut.'

Goose-Skin runs after the trouvere, and imitating the gestures of the deaf-and-dumb, indicates that he pledges himself to silence.

All he had to do would be to inquire after the celebrated Mylio the trouvere.

A troubadour or trouvere was a poet who sang his own compositions to his own music.

The trouvere re-enters the garden and speedily issues out of it with Florette, whom he has wrapped in his cloak.

trouvere was the name given to certain "improvisers," or poets, of northern France.

Foulques of Bercy, on his part, surprised at seeing the trouvere suddenly armed, remains for a moment in perplexity.

The witnesses to the combat hurry to bring aid to the vanquished, and for an instant forget the trouvere.

In the south of France the counterpart of the trouvere was called "troubadour."

Word Value for trouvere
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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