Complete Definition of "romaunt"

English
Etymology
Old French #Old French|romaunt (modern roman#French|roman), variant of romaunz �romance�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/r��m�:nt/, /r���m�:nt/

Noun
en-noun

  1. archaic A romantic story told in verse; a romance.

#:*1819: They are forbidden to read, save what their Superior permitted [...]; but lo! their ears are at the command of idle minstrels, and their eyes study empty romaunts. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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