Definitions for trouveres

trouveres trou·vère

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

Trouveres is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 296 anagrams from letters in trouveres (eeorrstuv).

Definitions for trouveres

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 trouveres

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

Examples for trouveres

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 trouveres
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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