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Webster 1913 Edition


Jongler

{

Jon′gleur

,

Jon′gler

, }
Noun.
[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.