romaunt

Definition

A romantic story told in verse; a romance.

Etymology

From Old French romaunt (modern roman), variant of romanz.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "1844, Caroline de Crespigny (translator), Ernst Schulze, The Enchanted Rose: A Romaunt in Three Cantos, [1818, Ernst Schulze, Die Bezauberte Rose: Romantisches Gedicht in drei Gesängen], W. Hoffmeister."
• "Those who are acquainted with my former writings must be aware that I use the word 'romantic' always in a noble sense; meaning the habit of regarding the external and real world as a singer of Romaunts would have regarded it in the Middle Ages[…]."