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jonglery

jonglery noun: the practice or performance of a jongleur ("an itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France").

Noun

jonglery (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The practice or performance of a jongleur ("an itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France").
    • The shows at Tourney, or Saints' Day, were made to charm the eye and ear; and the minstrel found it necessary to unit mimicry and jonglery with his rhymes, to command attention.1841, “Chapters on English Poetry”, in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 8, page 309
    • 'It will not be for the worst then,' quoth I. 'So now go wake up thy lion, and lead him away to his den: and we will presently send him this carrion for a reward of his jonglery.'1896, William Morris, The Well at the World's End, The Kelmscott Press

Origin of jonglery

From jongleur + -ery. Compare French jonglerie (“juggling”).

Questions about jonglery

What does jonglery mean?
Jonglery means the practice or performance of a jongleur ("an itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France").
What part of speech is jonglery?
Jonglery is a noun.

Words near jonglery in the dictionary

  1. jonezin'
  2. jonezing
  3. jong
  4. Jongian
  5. Jonglei
  6. jonglery
  7. jongleur
  8. jongleurs
  9. Jongo
  10. jongpen
  11. jongpens

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