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/roh mahnt", -mawnt"/, n. Archaic.a romantic tale or poem; romance.[1520-30; < AF, var. of OF romant ROMANCE1]
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Romaunt — Ro*maunt , n. [See {Romance}.] A romantic story in verse; as, the Romaunt of the Rose. [1913 Webster] O, hearken, loving hearts and bold, Unto my wild romaunt. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
romaunt — [rō mänt′, rōmônt′] n. [OFr romant, var. of romanz: see ROMANCE] Archaic ROMANCE (n. 1 & 2) … English World dictionary
romaunt — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French romant Date: 1530 archaic romance 1a(1) … New Collegiate Dictionary
romaunt — noun /rəˈmɔːnt,rəʊˈmɔːnt/ 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.… … Wiktionary
romaunt — ro·maunt … English syllables
romaunt — ro•maunt [[t]roʊˈmɑnt, ˈmɔnt[/t]] n. archaic a romantic tale or poem • Etymology: 1520–30; < AF, var. of OF romant, romanz romance … From formal English to slang
romaunt — n. ancient romance in verse … Dictionary of difficult words
romaunt — rōˈmänt, mȯnt noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French romant more at romantic archaic : romance 1 … Useful english dictionary
The Romaunt of the Rose — is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegory, the Roman de la Rose . In Geoffrey Chaucer s The Legend of Good Women he confirms that he has translated at least part of the poem but the extant work is of dubious authenticity … Wikipedia
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
